Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Melvin Turpin 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 14 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 11-3 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
14 Games played
11 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
11
9
2
Melvin Turpin
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.8 7.4 2.0 0.51.8
Melvin Turpin 9.4 4.2 0.50.40.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 13 4 15
Melvin Turpin 22 11 1 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12

games
10

games
11

games
3

games
9

games
Melvin Turpin 2

games
4

games
1

game
1

game
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
10

games
2

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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
%
Dec. 04, 1984
1. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 13 0 0 5 2 3 38 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Melvin Turpin 11 7 0 0 1 1 1 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 09, 1985
2. Lakers 133   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 9 1 1 4 1 4 25 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 18 11 0 1 1 4 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
3. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 4 2 0 1 1 1 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 129   Melvin Turpin 9 2 0 2 2 0 3 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 20, 1985
4. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 9 4 1 1 2 0 31 12-16 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 14 3 1 1 1 1 2 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
5. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 6 2 1 1 4 1 35 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 20 7 0 0 3 0 2 22 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 07, 1987
6. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 5 1 1 2 1 5 35 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 118   Melvin Turpin 16 7 1 0 1 3 1 20 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
7. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 3 0 0 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 109   Melvin Turpin 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1988
8. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1988
9. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 3 1 2 1 2 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 105   Melvin Turpin 22 6 1 0 2 1 4 22 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 29, 1988
10. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 4 1 1 3 5 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 111   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 02, 1988
11. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 2 0 1 0 0 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 106   Melvin Turpin 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
12. 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   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1988
13. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 11 1 0 3 0 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1988
14. Lakers 80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 0 0 1 4 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 108   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000