Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walker Russell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walker Russell 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 6 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 4-2 winning record over Walker Russell, but Walker Russell won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Walker Russell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Walker Russell:
1982-83 to 1987-88
6 Games played
3 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4
3
1
Walker Russell
2
0
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.2 5.8 1.7 0.82.7
Walker Russell 1.7 0.2 0.80.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 8 4 24
Walker Russell 4 1 3 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6

games		 6

games		 4

games		 2

games		5

games
Walker Russell 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		1

game

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
%
Jan. 02, 1983
1. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 4 4 2 4 1 4 35 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 112   Walker Russell 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
2. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 8 3 1 4 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Walker Russell 0 0 1 1 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1987
3. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 1 2 4 2 4 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 108   Walker Russell 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 12, 1988
4. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 3 1 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pistons 86   Walker Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
5. Lakers 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   Walker Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1988
6. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 0 0 1 4 3 34 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 104   Walker Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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