Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark McNamara

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark McNamara 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 7 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 4-3 winning record over Mark McNamara, but Mark McNamara won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Mark McNamara:
1982-83 to 1990-91
7 Games played
6 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4
4
0
Mark McNamara
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.9 7.1 2.3 0.72.0
Mark McNamara 6.4 2.7 0.10.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 15 4 23
Mark McNamara 12 5 1 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6

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6

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6

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3

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5

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Mark McNamara 0

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1

game
0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 29, 1983
1. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 15 3 1 2 4 4 42 8-20 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
76ers 111   Mark McNamara 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1984
2. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 6 1 1 2 6 4 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Spurs 124   Mark McNamara 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1984
3. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 9 4 1 3 1 4 38 11-14 .786 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Spurs 98   Mark McNamara 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 07 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 15, 1984
4. Lakers 143   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 2 2 3 1 1 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 124   Mark McNamara 12 4 0 1 0 2 3 17 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 03, 1984
5. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 1 0 0 2 2 26 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Spurs 137   Mark McNamara 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1984
6. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 8 4 0 3 1 3 31 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 100   Mark McNamara 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 06 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
7. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 115   Mark McNamara 10 5 0 0 1 1 3 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000