Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hank McDowell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hank McDowell 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 13 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 12-1 winning record over Hank McDowell, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Hank McDowell:
1981-82 to 1986-87
13 Games played
11 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
12
10
2
Hank McDowell
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.7 6.2 3.2 0.92.0
Hank McDowell 3.2 1.7 1.20.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 11 6 26
Hank McDowell 10 6 4 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13

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11

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9

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7

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12

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Hank McDowell 0

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1

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2

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3

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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2

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3

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1982
1. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 10 2 0 3 3 4 25 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Warriors 106   Hank McDowell 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 06 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 16, 1982
2. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 2 0 2 2 1 30 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 109   Hank McDowell 4 6 4 1 0 3 3 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1982
3. Lakers 142   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 7 2 0 2 1 1 30 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Warriors 127   Hank McDowell 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1983
4. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 6 2 1 1 4 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Hank McDowell 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
5. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 0 1 6 5 5 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 97   Hank McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 03, 1983
6. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 11 4 1 4 1 3 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 108   Hank McDowell 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1983
7. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 3 2 2 1 3 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 109   Hank McDowell 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 18, 1984
8. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 3 0 1 1 1 17 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 116   Hank McDowell 10 4 2 1 0 3 3 19 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Mar. 25, 1984
9. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 4 2 1 1 1 4 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Clippers 102   Hank McDowell 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
10. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 3 0 0 0 4 4 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 122   Hank McDowell 9 2 3 1 0 1 1 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
11. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 116   Hank McDowell 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 1986
12. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 6 6 2 2 2 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 113   Hank McDowell 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1986
13. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 4 6 1 1 3 3 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bucks 117   Hank McDowell 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -