Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 21 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 15-6 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
21 Games played
15 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
15
11
4
Hakeem Olajuwon
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 20.2 8.2 1.7 0.62.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.0 12.5 2.21.93.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 33 12 7 34
Hakeem Olajuwon 39 19 5 48
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 10

games		 2

games		 9

games		 1

game		5

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 11

games 		17

games		 10

games		 15

games		12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 5

games		4

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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
%
Nov. 28, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 17 8 2 0 3 3 2 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 18 0 0 1 2 2 36 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1985
2. Celtics 134   Kevin McHale 14 9 2 0 4 0 2 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 9 1 0 2 1 4 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 1986
3. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 0 3 4 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 14 3 3 1 5 5 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
4. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 21 6 3 0 2 3 3 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 12 2 1 3 2 5 38 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-9 .556
May. 29, 1986
5. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 25 7 4 0 2 2 3 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 3 1 1 1 4 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jun. 01, 1986
6. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 28 11 1 2 2 5 4 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 8 2 2 3 3 5 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Jun. 03, 1986
7. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 19 9 0 3 3 5 4 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 14 1 4 4 1 4 39 8-21 .381 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 05, 1986
8. Celtics 96   Kevin McHale 33 8 1 0 2 2 3 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 3 2 8 4 3 47 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jun. 08, 1986
9. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 29 10 1 0 4 3 3 39 10-22 .455 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 0 4 0 5 5 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
10. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 19 9 1 2 0 0 3 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 9 0 1 0 3 4 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 19, 1987
11. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 21 12 0 0 2 2 2 43 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 11 2 1 2 1 5 39 6-20 .300 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
12. Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 28 12 3 1 2 5 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 129   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 16 3 3 3 2 5 38 12-23 .522 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1989
13. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 25 12 2 0 1 2 3 41 8-21 .381 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Rockets 137   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 19 3 3 2 3 3 39 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 31, 1989
14. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 30 7 2 2 1 4 5 30 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 9 1 2 7 3 3 37 11-24 .458 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
15. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 10 7 2 0 2 5 3 26 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 2 1 2 3 3 35 6-22 .273 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 13, 1990
16. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 14 8 4 1 2 1 4 35 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 17 1 2 4 5 4 45 10-24 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
17. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 32 10 7 0 3 5 2 35 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 12 2 3 3 1 3 37 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 10, 1990
18. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 23 7 1 1 1 2 4 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 13 4 3 4 1 4 44 7-21 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1992
19. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 8 5 2 7 0 2 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1992
20. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 0 1 2 31 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 39 13 5 1 2 3 1 46 16-31 .516 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Feb. 18, 1993
21. Celtics 84   Kevin McHale 8 6 0 0 0 2 2 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 15 3 0 3 3 2 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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