Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rich Kelley and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rich Kelley 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 15 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 9-6 winning record over Rich Kelley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rich Kelley

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Kelley: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

15 Games played

8 in Regular Season

7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Rich Kelley	6	3	3
Hakeem Olajuwon	9	5	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rich Kelley	3.2	3.2	1.2	0.6	0.1
Hakeem Olajuwon	21.7	12.2	1.4	1.2	2.9

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rich Kelley	8	9	5	2	2
Hakeem Olajuwon	34	20	4	5	6

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rich Kelley	0 games	1 game	6 games	4 games	0 games
Hakeem Olajuwon	15 games	12 games	6 games	7 games	14 games
Both had same stat	0 games	2 games	3 games	4 games	1 game

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. 23, 1984
1.	Jazz	111	Rich Kelley	3	5	1	1	0	2	3	15	1-3	.333	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Rockets	98	Hakeem Olajuwon	13	15	0	0	5	3	6	32	4-13	.308	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Jan. 06, 1985
2.	Jazz	121	Rich Kelley	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	05	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	92	Hakeem Olajuwon	29	18	1	0	2	3	4	37	12-21	.571	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Jan. 19, 1985
3.	Jazz	95	Rich Kelley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	03	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	120	Hakeem Olajuwon	34	20	4	3	0	2	2	40	13-23	.565	0-0	-	8-12	.667
	Mar. 01, 1985
4.	Jazz	115	Rich Kelley	4	4	2	1	0	3	4	20	1-5	.200	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Rockets	119	Hakeem Olajuwon	26	15	1	2	6	3	2	43	11-23	.478	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 06, 1985
5.	Jazz	94	Rich Kelley	8	6	3	1	0	1	3	39	3-5	.600	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Rockets	90	Hakeem Olajuwon	21	11	2	1	1	4	5	33	8-16	.500	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Mar. 30, 1985
6.	Jazz	96	Rich Kelley	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	10	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	106	Hakeem Olajuwon	12	10	2	1	3	0	4	30	4-10	.400	0-0	-	4-6	.667


1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 19, 1985
7.	Jazz	115	Rich Kelley	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	07	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	101	Hakeem Olajuwon	14	14	1	2	2	1	5	33	6-14	.429	0-0	-	2-8	.250
	Apr. 21, 1985
8.	Jazz	96	Rich Kelley	5	2	0	0	0	1	2	11	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Rockets	122	Hakeem Olajuwon	16	10	0	0	1	2	4	33	7-17	.412	0-0	-	2-8	.250
	Apr. 24, 1985
9.	Jazz	112	Rich Kelley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	03	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	104	Hakeem Olajuwon	26	16	2	5	2	5	5	37	10-20	.500	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Apr. 28, 1985
10.	Jazz	104	Rich Kelley	7	9	1	2	2	4	4	23	3-10	.300	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Rockets	97	Hakeem Olajuwon	32	14	1	0	6	2	3	42	12-19	.632	0-0	-	8-15	.533


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 30, 1985
11.	Kings	114	Rich Kelley	8	5	5	2	0	1	4	18	3-4	.750	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Rockets	131	Hakeem Olajuwon	21	5	1	0	3	1	3	30	6-8	.750	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	Jan. 23, 1986
12.	Kings	107	Rich Kelley	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	04	0-2	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Rockets	124	Hakeem Olajuwon	22	1	3	2	3	0	4	38	8-15	.533	0-0	-	6-9	.667


1986 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 1986
13.	Kings	87	Rich Kelley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	03	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	107	Hakeem Olajuwon	29	15	2	1	4	3	4	40	14-24	.583	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 19, 1986
14.	Kings	103	Rich Kelley	6	8	2	1	0	2	4	20	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Rockets	111	Hakeem Olajuwon	17	6	1	1	4	0	5	27	7-8	.875	0-0	-	3-7	.429
	Apr. 22, 1986
15.	Kings	98	Rich Kelley	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	12	1-5	.200	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Rockets	113	Hakeem Olajuwon	14	13	0	0	1	5	3	35	5-14	.357	0-0	-	4-10	.400