Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Gerald Henderson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Gerald Henderson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 33 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 19-14 winning record over Gerald Henderson, but Gerald Henderson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Gerald Henderson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Gerald Henderson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
33 Games played
26 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
19
16
3
Gerald Henderson
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8 7.5 3.4
Gerald Henderson 11.2 1.9 4.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 18 7
Gerald Henderson 22 5 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31

games		 32

games		 12

games
Gerald Henderson 2

games 		1

game		 16

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 18 7 3 3 3 4 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Celtics 105   Gerald Henderson 8 2 5 0 0 2 1 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 12 2 0 3 4 3 41 14-29 .483 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 98   Gerald Henderson 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1981
3. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 12 2 2 1 3 1 41 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 98   Gerald Henderson 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 11, 1981
4. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 9 3 2 3 2 2 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Celtics 105   Gerald Henderson 11 5 9 3 0 10 3 44 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1982
5. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 1 4 40 16-20 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 113   Gerald Henderson 3 3 3 6 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 14, 1982
6. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 9 5 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Celtics 108   Gerald Henderson 7 0 2 1 17 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
7. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 2 2 2 3 2 35 12-22 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Gerald Henderson 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 15 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1983
8. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 3 2 1 1 2 5 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Gerald Henderson 8 2 0 3 0 2 1 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
9. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 3 7 1 0 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 109   Gerald Henderson 15 2 6 3 0 4 4 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 24, 1984
10. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 5 1 3 4 3 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 108   Gerald Henderson 13 0 4 1 0 2 1 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1984
11. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 5 2 2 5 4 35 12-17 .706 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 109   Gerald Henderson 12 3 3 0 0 0 1 30 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 31, 1984
12. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 7 2 3 3 4 45 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Celtics 124   Gerald Henderson 16 2 5 3 0 4 2 26 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jun. 03, 1984
13. Lakers 137   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 3 3 4 4 3 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 104   Gerald Henderson 10 2 2 0 0 2 3 16 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jun. 06, 1984
14. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 6 4 2 3 6 37 12-25 .480 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Celtics 129   Gerald Henderson 13 2 3 4 0 2 1 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jun. 08, 1984
15. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 1 1 1 2 2 35 7-25 .280 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 121   Gerald Henderson 4 1 9 0 0 1 2 21 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 10, 1984
16. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 10 5 0 1 2 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Celtics 108   Gerald Henderson 22 5 5 2 0 5 5 38 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 12, 1984
17. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 6 4 0 2 2 3 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Celtics 111   Gerald Henderson 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1984
18. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 4 1 1 4 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 105   Gerald Henderson 17 2 10 4 0 3 4 44 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 25, 1984
19. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 14 3 0 2 5 2 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 105   Gerald Henderson 15 1 4 4 1 1 1 31 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 13, 1984
20. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 11 3 0 3 4 3 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 6-9 .667
OT Supersonics 124   Gerald Henderson 16 2 11 3 0 2 2 44 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Dec. 26, 1984
21. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 4 3 0 3 6 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Gerald Henderson 21 4 7 1 0 5 3 45 10-15 .667 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 27, 1985
22. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 6 2 1 0 1 3 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 97   Gerald Henderson 12 3 5 0 0 5 3 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
23. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 6 3 0 0 6 2 36 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Supersonics 107   Gerald Henderson 15 0 8 2 1 3 3 37 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 11, 1986
24. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 5 2 0 0 3 2 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 105   Gerald Henderson 10 1 5 0 0 1 0 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1986
25. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 2 7 0 2 1 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 106   Gerald Henderson 19 1 7 2 0 0 2 34 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 13, 1986
26. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 5 1 1 2 4 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 92   Gerald Henderson 10 2 5 1 0 2 2 26 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 1986
27. Lakers 87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 0 0 0 2 2 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 88   Gerald Henderson 2 2 5 1 0 1 3 23 1-10 .100 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1986
28. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 7 3 1 2 3 1 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 104   Gerald Henderson 22 3 4 3 0 1 1 33 9-18 .500 2-4 .500 2-5 .400
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
29. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 4 1 0 8 4 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Supersonics 96   Gerald Henderson 10 2 2 1 0 2 2 25 2-9 .222 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 09, 1986
30. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 8 2 1 1 5 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Knicks 87   Gerald Henderson 4 3 4 1 0 4 3 23 1-8 .125 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
31. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 115   Gerald Henderson 17 4 7 1 0 0 4 25 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Mar. 07, 1988
32. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 2 0 3 0 5 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 104   Gerald Henderson 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 16 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1988
33. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 3 0 1 1 2 4 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 123   Gerald Henderson 12 1 0 1 0 2 4 20 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
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