Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mark McNamara and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mark McNamara 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 5-4 winning record over Mark McNamara. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Mark McNamara:
1982-83 to 1990-91
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mark McNamara
4
4
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark McNamara 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.00.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 20.3 10.8 2.12.23.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark McNamara 7 5 2 01
Hakeem Olajuwon 26 19 6 55
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark McNamara 0

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Hakeem Olajuwon 9

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9

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6

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Both had same stat 0

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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. 17, 1984
1. Spurs 133   Mark McNamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 141   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 2 1 1 1 2 5 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Dec. 27, 1984
2. Kings 96   Mark McNamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 0 2 5 2 5 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Jan. 08, 1985
3. Kings 110   Mark McNamara 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 1 1 2 1 2 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 26, 1985
4. Kings 93   Mark McNamara 7 0 2 0 1 1 1 09 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 2 3 3 2 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 1988
5. 76ers 106   Mark McNamara 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 6 1 1 2 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
6. Lakers 124   Mark McNamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 4 5 0 0 4 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 31, 1989
7. Lakers 125   Mark McNamara 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 2 2 5 6 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 15, 1990
8. Lakers 113   Mark McNamara 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 7 1 3 5 2 5 35 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1990
9. Magic 99   Mark McNamara 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 19 3 3 5 4 3 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 11-13 .846