Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sly Williams 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 8 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 6-2 winning record over Sly Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
6
0
Sly Williams
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.5 10.1 4.3
Sly Williams 6.9 3.6 1.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 39 17 7
Sly Williams 14 7 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7

games
6

games
5

games
Sly Williams 1

game
1

game
2

games
Both had same stat 0

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1

game
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 14 5 1 3 5 3 40 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 114   Sly Williams 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 08 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 17 7 0 5 4 3 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1981
3. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 10 4 1 4 3 5 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 87   Sly Williams 4 3 3 0 0 3 1 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1981
4. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 5 0 5 1 2 40 12-17 .706 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Knicks 93   Sly Williams 8 6 2 1 0 2 2 22 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1982
5. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 4 7 3 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Knicks 98   Sly Williams 14 7 0 0 20 3-4 .750 0- .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 04, 1982
6. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 39 14 3 4 45 18-33 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Knicks 129   Sly Williams 8 2 4 3 30 3-8 .375 0- .000 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1983
7. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 8 2 1 1 3 30 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Knicks 88   Sly Williams 3 3 2 1 0 0 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
8. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 8 1 0 1 3 5 27 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 116   Sly Williams 11 3 3 2 0 1 2 15 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000