Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rod Higgins and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rod Higgins 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 23 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 17-6 winning record over Rod Higgins. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rod Higgins
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rod Higgins:
1982-83 to 1994-95
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rod Higgins
6
6
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 7.8 3.5 1.7 0.40.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.2 14.1 2.92.33.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 20 12 5 21
Hakeem Olajuwon 41 23 9 511
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 2

games		 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 21

games 		23

games		 12

games		 17

games		20

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 8

games		 5

games		3

games

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
%
Dec. 18, 1984
1. Bulls 96   Rod Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 10 1 1 0 4 5 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1986
2. Spurs 113   Rod Higgins 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 14 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 11 2 3 1 3 5 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1987
3. Warriors 118   Rod Higgins 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 15 4 3 3 5 4 44 2-11 .182 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Mar. 05, 1987
4. Warriors 105   Rod Higgins 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 3 3 2 4 6 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
5. Warriors 96   Rod Higgins 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 9 4 0 3 2 3 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1988
6. Warriors 113   Rod Higgins 13 2 5 2 0 3 2 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 20 2 2 6 0 5 40 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 16, 1988
7. Warriors 116   Rod Higgins 12 3 1 1 0 2 0 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 10 4 2 2 4 3 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 02, 1988
8. Warriors 101   Rod Higgins 10 0 3 0 0 2 1 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 18 3 0 2 3 4 39 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 13, 1988
9. Warriors 112   Rod Higgins 8 3 2 0 0 0 3 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 9 2 3 2 3 4 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
10. Warriors 109   Rod Higgins 5 4 2 0 0 1 1 13 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 15 2 1 9 4 4 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 15, 1988
11. Warriors 115   Rod Higgins 6 8 3 0 0 2 1 25 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2OT Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 19 5 3 3 7 3 43 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 20, 1989
12. Warriors 121   Rod Higgins 20 8 3 0 0 3 2 30 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 16 2 4 4 5 4 40 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 25, 1989
13. Warriors 104   Rod Higgins 4 6 0 0 1 3 1 20 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 144   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 15 4 2 4 4 3 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
14. Warriors 105   Rod Higgins 7 12 1 1 1 2 2 27 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 132   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 13 1 1 1 1 4 27 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 20, 1989
15. Warriors 118   Rod Higgins 11 4 2 2 1 2 4 16 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 41 14 4 3 1 5 4 47 15-23 .652 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Mar. 03, 1990
16. Warriors 109   Rod Higgins 2 3 1 1 0 3 2 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 129   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 18 9 5 11 0 5 40 13-25 .520 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 24, 1990
17. Warriors 102   Rod Higgins 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 26 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 3 3 5 5 5 44 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1991
18. Warriors 119   Rod Higgins 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 4-8 .500 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 13 1 2 2 3 5 35 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 11, 1991
19. Warriors 111   Rod Higgins 9 3 1 0 1 1 5 20 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 0 4 4 4 5 40 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1991
20. Warriors 96   Rod Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 23 0 1 5 3 4 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 9-13 .692
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1993
21. Kings 96   Rod Higgins 13 6 3 2 1 2 3 37 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 3 2 2 2 5 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Mar. 03, 1993
22. Kings 86   Rod Higgins 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 16 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 5 4 2 8 4 44 13-20 .650 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 06, 1993
23. Kings 102   Rod Higgins 8 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 3 0 4 1 3 34 12-16 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
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