Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Salley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Salley 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:
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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. John Salley has a 10-7 winning record over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
John Salley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
17 Games played
6 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7
3
4
John Salley
10
3
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.7 4.9 1.5 0.60.9
John Salley 7.5 4.6 1.20.51.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 13 3 23
John Salley 17 10 3 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15

games		 7

games		 8

games		 8

games		3

games
John Salley 2

games 		5

games		 5

games		 5

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 5

games		 4

games		 4

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
1. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 11 3 0 1 0 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   John Salley 9 6 1 0 2 1 1 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1987
2. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 3 1 0 1 4 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 111   John Salley 16 7 3 0 1 0 5 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
3. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 2 2 0 1 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 104   John Salley 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1988
4. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 2 1 3 1 4 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 110   John Salley 4 4 2 0 0 6 3 30 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
5. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   John Salley 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1988
6. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 1 1 2 1 0 4 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 96   John Salley 9 5 2 1 0 3 5 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jun. 12, 1988
7. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 3 1 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pistons 86   John Salley 8 6 0 2 3 0 4 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
8. Lakers 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   John Salley 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1988
9. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 0 0 1 4 3 34 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 104   John Salley 7 10 1 1 3 0 5 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jun. 19, 1988
10. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 1 1 2 3 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 102   John Salley 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
11. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   John Salley 17 10 1 1 1 1 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
12. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   John Salley 6 6 0 0 1 1 5 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 14, 1989
13. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 1 0 1 1 2 31 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   John Salley 11 1 2 1 2 1 5 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
14. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 1 4 14 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 109   John Salley 5 2 1 0 5 2 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 08, 1989
15. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 2 0 1 3 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   John Salley 8 2 0 1 3 0 4 17 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1989
16. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 13 2 1 0 2 1 33 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 114   John Salley 9 3 3 0 0 0 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 13, 1989
17. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 3 3 0 2 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 105   John Salley 8 3 1 0 3 0 2 20 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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