Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Marc Iavaroni

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Marc Iavaroni 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 32 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 17-15 winning record over Marc Iavaroni, but Marc Iavaroni won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Marc Iavaroni:
1982-83 to 1988-89
32 Games played
21 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
17
13
4
Marc Iavaroni
15
8
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.5 6.4 2.7 0.71.7
Marc Iavaroni 5.0 3.3 1.20.40.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 15 7 35
Marc Iavaroni 17 11 5 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30

games
23

games
23

games
13

games
26

games
Marc Iavaroni 2

games
7

games
4

games
4

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
5

games
15

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1982
1. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 2 3 1 2 4 4 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
76ers 114   Marc Iavaroni 11 4 3 0 2 3 5 26 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1983
2. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 3 0 3 1 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-6 .667
76ers 113   Marc Iavaroni 6 7 0 1 1 0 2 26 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 26, 1983
3. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 4 3 1 3 3 5 34 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-2 .500
76ers 103   Marc Iavaroni 9 6 2 0 0 0 2 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 29, 1983
4. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 15 3 1 2 4 4 42 8-20 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
76ers 111   Marc Iavaroni 4 6 4 0 0 2 5 26 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 31, 1983
5. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 7 3 1 1 6 5 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 8-10 .800
76ers 115   Marc Iavaroni 4 3 2 0 2 3 6 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
6. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 1 0 1 1 3 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
76ers 99   Marc Iavaroni 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1984
7. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 6 4 0 3 5 5 39 14-21 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 113   Marc Iavaroni 8 6 2 1 0 2 1 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1985
8. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 11 4 2 1 4 2 40 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Spurs 98   Marc Iavaroni 2 8 2 0 1 2 3 28 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
9. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 6 3 0 1 2 4 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 114   Marc Iavaroni 4 3 1 0 0 2 3 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
10. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 7 1 2 3 5 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2OT Spurs 116   Marc Iavaroni 17 11 5 5 0 2 5 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 24, 1985
11. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 5 4 1 2 0 3 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 102   Marc Iavaroni 11 6 2 0 0 0 5 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 26, 1985
12. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 5 2 3 1 2 4 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 109   Marc Iavaroni 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1986
13. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 5 1 2 1 2 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 84   Marc Iavaroni 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 24 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1987
14. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 5 1 0 1 3 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jazz 113   Marc Iavaroni 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1987
15. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 1 0 1 4 4 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 107   Marc Iavaroni 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1987
16. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 1 4 1 31 3-13 .231 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 107   Marc Iavaroni 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1987
17. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 4 2 0 2 1 3 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 97   Marc Iavaroni 8 4 1 0 0 1 3 12 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 16, 1987
18. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 5 2 2 2 3 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 97   Marc Iavaroni 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 15 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
19. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 3 0 0 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 109   Marc Iavaroni 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1988
20. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 100   Marc Iavaroni 17 8 3 1 0 2 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 26, 1988
21. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 3 1 2 1 2 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 105   Marc Iavaroni 6 4 0 0 0 1 4 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1988
22. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 4 1 1 3 5 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 111   Marc Iavaroni 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1988
23. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 2 0 1 0 0 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 106   Marc Iavaroni 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
24. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 10 4 1 2 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Marc Iavaroni 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 10, 1988
25. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 0 2 1 1 1 29 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 101   Marc Iavaroni 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 18 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 13, 1988
26. Lakers 89   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 5 0 1 2 2 5 24 3-14 .214 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Marc Iavaroni 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 15, 1988
27. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 11 1 0 3 0 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 100   Marc Iavaroni 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 22 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1988
28. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 5 4 0 2 5 6 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jazz 109   Marc Iavaroni 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 19, 1988
29. Lakers 80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 0 0 1 4 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 108   Marc Iavaroni 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1988
30. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 6 3 1 4 2 4 36 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 98   Marc Iavaroni 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1988
31. Lakers 87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 23 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 101   Marc Iavaroni 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1989
32. Lakers 79   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 6 0 0 5 2 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Marc Iavaroni 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -