Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wes Matthews

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wes Matthews 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 16 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 13-3 winning record over Wes Matthews, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Wes Matthews
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Wes Matthews:
1980-81 to 1989-90
16 Games played
13 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
13
10
3
Wes Matthews
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.3 7.4 3.3 2.2
Wes Matthews 13.8 1.4 6.00.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 16 7 8
Wes Matthews 30 5 12 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12

games		 14

games		 2

games		 12

games
Wes Matthews 3

games 		1

game		 13

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1981
1. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 16 2 1 3 0 3 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bullets 98   Wes Matthews 14 1 6 1 0 3 2 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 14, 1981
2. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 10 1 0 1 1 2 39 11-27 .407 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 114   Wes Matthews 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 07 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 21, 1981
3. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 10 7 0 5 2 4 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Hawks 106   Wes Matthews 6 2 9 3 0 0 2 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1982
4. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 8 5 2 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Hawks 117   Wes Matthews 27 2 9 0 1 27 13-22 .591 0- .000 1-1 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1983
5. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 7 0 1 0 3 23 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Hawks 101   Wes Matthews 9 2 4 1 0 0 16 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1983
6. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 2 1 4 4 2 34 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 85   Wes Matthews 3 1 3 2 0 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1984
7. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 13 3 0 0 2 3 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Hawks 94   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 1 0 1 2 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
8. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 4 6 0 8 3 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Bulls 113   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 2 0 1 1 16 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1985
9. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 9 6 1 3 2 4 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Bulls 117   Wes Matthews 18 1 8 3 0 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
10. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 7 1 2 3 5 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2OT Spurs 116   Wes Matthews 15 1 12 2 0 6 3 43 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 26, 1985
11. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 5 2 3 1 2 4 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 109   Wes Matthews 12 3 6 1 2 3 3 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1986
12. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 8 1 0 2 3 4 36 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 109   Wes Matthews 11 1 6 2 1 3 0 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 24, 1986
13. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 2 4 2 1 1 4 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Spurs 102   Wes Matthews 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 17 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
14. Lakers 135   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 0 2 0 0 3 4 22 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Spurs 88   Wes Matthews 16 0 10 3 0 3 2 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1986
15. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 10 2 1 1 2 4 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 94   Wes Matthews 30 2 6 3 0 5 2 44 14-20 .700 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 23, 1986
16. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 3 3 0 2 1 3 29 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 94   Wes Matthews 30 5 8 0 0 3 3 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
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