Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rodney McCray

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rodney McCray 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 34 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 24-10 winning record over Rodney McCray, but Rodney McCray won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Rodney McCray
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Rodney McCray:
1983-84 to 1992-93
34 Games played
29 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
24
23
1
Rodney McCray
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.0 6.5 2.5 0.91.6
Rodney McCray 12.0 5.6 4.60.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 13 6 35
Rodney McCray 28 12 11 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27

games		 18

games		 9

games		 15

games		22

games
Rodney McCray 6

games 		13

games		 21

games		 11

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 4

games		 8

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1984
1. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 7 5 0 0 4 5 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Rockets 129   Rodney McCray 10 2 2 1 1 2 0 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1984
2. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 2 1 2 2 6 30 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Rockets 132   Rodney McCray 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1984
3. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 1 1 2 2 2 36 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Rodney McCray 12 6 2 0 1 2 1 15 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 17, 1984
4. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 2 0 2 2 2 34 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 111   Rodney McCray 7 4 1 1 0 0 3 21 2-9 .222 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 29, 1984
5. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 3 1 0 3 3 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 109   Rodney McCray 17 8 5 0 1 3 5 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
6. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 116   Rodney McCray 20 8 2 0 0 4 2 35 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jan. 30, 1985
7. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 9 4 3 2 2 4 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Rodney McCray 18 3 4 1 0 1 1 41 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 05, 1985
8. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 8 3 1 0 2 1 41 16-29 .552 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 104   Rodney McCray 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1985
9. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 4 1 3 4 5 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 94   Rodney McCray 10 5 8 3 1 3 2 46 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 22, 1985
10. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 6 0 2 5 2 36 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 107   Rodney McCray 21 9 5 2 2 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
11. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 2 0 1 4 3 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 112   Rodney McCray 13 9 3 3 1 2 3 40 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 06, 1986
12. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 11 4 0 0 6 3 37 21-30 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Rodney McCray 4 4 3 0 0 1 2 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1986
13. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 43 7 3 2 1 4 4 40 16-24 .667 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Rockets 111   Rodney McCray 10 5 10 0 0 1 2 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1986
14. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 1 1 3 3 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 109   Rodney McCray 17 3 5 0 0 0 2 41 7-8 .875 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 10, 1986
15. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 6 6 2 2 2 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 113   Rodney McCray 11 8 10 0 0 0 4 48 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
16. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 6 3 1 3 2 3 35 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 107   Rodney McCray 8 5 3 1 0 2 2 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 1986
17. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 4 2 2 1 4 2 38 9-26 .346 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 112   Rodney McCray 16 6 11 0 0 1 2 42 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 16, 1986
18. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 4 6 0 5 3 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 117   Rodney McCray 6 8 10 1 0 1 2 45 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 18, 1986
19. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 3 0 2 3 5 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 105   Rodney McCray 12 12 6 1 1 1 3 48 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 21, 1986
20. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 13 3 1 1 7 4 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 114   Rodney McCray 11 6 11 2 0 1 2 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
21. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 4 4 0 0 1 2 40 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 112   Rodney McCray 28 4 7 4 0 2 1 47 12-15 .800 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 26, 1986
22. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 2 1 3 4 3 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 111   Rodney McCray 22 10 7 1 0 4 2 36 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 28, 1987
23. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 12 1 2 3 1 2 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 109   Rodney McCray 22 7 3 1 3 0 4 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
24. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 5 0 1 1 4 4 23 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 96   Rodney McCray 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
25. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 0 1 2 2 5 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 92   Rodney McCray 11 2 0 1 1 2 2 33 3-11 .273 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 18, 1988
26. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 5 1 0 1 0 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 110   Rodney McCray 6 7 2 1 0 2 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 18, 1988
27. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 8 2 0 2 5 1 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Rodney McCray 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 23 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 22, 1988
28. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 3 0 0 3 1 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 95   Rodney McCray 10 4 1 1 3 2 2 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 17, 1988
29. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 6 1 1 2 2 2 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 127   Rodney McCray 11 5 8 0 0 1 1 38 3-4 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
30. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 2 0 0 0 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 102   Rodney McCray 9 9 8 0 1 4 2 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 10, 1989
31. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 0 1 1 1 3 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 106   Rodney McCray 11 4 6 0 1 3 3 36 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 20, 1989
32. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 3 1 2 0 1 5 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Rodney McCray 12 1 0 0 0 2 1 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
33. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 3 1 0 4 1 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 103   Rodney McCray 15 12 5 0 0 3 1 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1989
34. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 8 0 1 3 1 3 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 92   Rodney McCray 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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