Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Joe Dumars

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Joe Dumars 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 19 times in NBA games. Joe Dumars has a 11-8 winning record over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Dumars:
1985-86 to 1998-99
19 Games played
8 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8
4
4
Joe Dumars
11
4
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.1 4.9 1.6 0.61.0
Joe Dumars 17.3 1.8 5.10.70.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 13 3 23
Joe Dumars 33 5 11 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9

games
13

games
0

games
4

games
12

games
Joe Dumars 10

games
1

game
17

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
2

games
8

games
6

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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. 15, 1985
1. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 2 1 2 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 12 2 3 1 0 3 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
2. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 5 3 0 1 2 1 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 118   Joe Dumars 18 1 11 0 0 3 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
3. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 11 3 0 1 0 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 8 4 6 1 0 5 2 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
4. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 3 1 0 1 4 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 2 0 5 0 0 1 1 18 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
5. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 2 2 0 1 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 25 1 2 2 0 1 3 36 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 21, 1988
6. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 2 1 3 1 4 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 110   Joe Dumars 17 2 6 2 0 1 3 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
7. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 9 2 4 0 0 0 2 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
8. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 1 1 2 1 0 4 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 96   Joe Dumars 11 1 7 0 0 2 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
9. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 3 1 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pistons 86   Joe Dumars 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
10. Lakers 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1988
11. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 0 0 1 4 3 34 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 19, 1988
12. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 1 1 2 3 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 16 2 10 1 0 1 1 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
13. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 25 5 4 1 0 3 5 41 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
14. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 20 1 4 2 0 0 2 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 14, 1989
15. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 1 0 1 1 2 31 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 23 1 3 0 0 1 1 30 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
16. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 1 4 14 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 109   Joe Dumars 22 2 7 0 0 2 1 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1989
17. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 2 0 1 3 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Joe Dumars 33 2 6 0 0 0 2 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Jun. 11, 1989
18. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 13 2 1 0 2 1 33 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 114   Joe Dumars 31 2 5 2 1 3 1 35 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jun. 13, 1989
19. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 3 3 0 2 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 23 1 6 0 0 2 0 37 5-13 .385 0-0 - 13-17 .765