Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob Thornton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 6-1 winning record over Bob Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Bob Thornton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
6
0
Bob Thornton
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.0 3.9 2.0 0.92.3
Bob Thornton 2.1 1.3 0.40.10.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 8 4 26
Bob Thornton 4 3 1 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7

games		 5

games		 5

games		 5

games		6

games
Bob Thornton 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
1. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 8 4 1 2 5 5 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Knicks 99   Bob Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1986
2. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 3 4 1 6 1 3 40 15-22 .682 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Knicks 103   Bob Thornton 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
3. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 2 2 0 3 3 28 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 88   Bob Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
4. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 115   Bob Thornton 3 3 0 1 0 2 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1988
5. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 2 0 3 0 5 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 104   Bob Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1988
6. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 2 1 1 3 0 3 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 104   Bob Thornton 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 28, 1988
7. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 3 0 1 1 2 4 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 123   Bob Thornton 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
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