Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ken Bannister

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ken Bannister 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 5 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 4-1 winning record over Ken Bannister. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Ken Bannister


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91

5 Games played

5 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4	4	0
Ken Bannister	1	1	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	27.0	7.0	2.8	0.8	2.2
Ken Bannister	11.4	6.8	0.8	0.8	0.8

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	40	13	4	1	6
Ken Bannister	18	11	1	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4 games	3 games	4 games	2 games	3 games
Ken Bannister	1 game	2 games	1 game	1 game	1 game
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	0 games	2 games	1 game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 01, 1985
1.	Lakers	105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	26	13	3	0	2	4	2	41	11-23	.478	0-0	-	4-12	.333
	Knicks	104	Ken Bannister	6	5	1	0	0	1	6	22	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Feb. 24, 1985
2.	Lakers	119	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	39	10	3	1	1	2	5	35	16-22	.727	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Knicks	114	Ken Bannister	14	8	1	0	1	1	3	29	5-11	.455	0-0	-	4-6	.667


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 17, 1985
3.	Lakers	105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	26	8	4	1	2	5	5	33	10-17	.588	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Knicks	99	Ken Bannister	6	2	0	0	1	2	1	17	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 02, 1986
4.	Lakers	96	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	40	3	4	1	6	1	3	40	15-22	.682	0-0	-	10-10	1.000
	Knicks	103	Ken Bannister	18	8	1	1	1	1	3	26	8-14	.571	0-0	-	2-5	.400


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 10, 1989
5.	Lakers	133	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4	1	0	1	0	3	3	14	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Clippers	116	Ken Bannister	13	11	1	3	1	1	3	31	5-7	.714	0-0	-	3-7	.429