Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rodney Buford and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rodney Buford 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 3 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 2-1 winning record over Rodney Buford. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rodney Buford

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

3 Games played

3 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Rodney Buford	1	1	0
Hakeem Olajuwon	2	2	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rodney Buford	12.0	5.3	0.7	1.7	0.0
Hakeem Olajuwon	12.0	8.0	0.3	2.0	0.7

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rodney Buford	18	9	1	5	0
Hakeem Olajuwon	18	14	1	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rodney Buford	1 game	2 games	1 game	1 game	0 games
Hakeem Olajuwon	2 games	1 game	0 games	2 games	2 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	2 games	0 games	1 game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2000-01 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 07, 2001
1.	76ers	87	Rodney Buford	13	3	1	0	0	1	3	26	6-8	.750	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Rockets	112	Hakeem Olajuwon	18	14	0	3	1	1	1	25	7-14	.500	0-0	-	4-6	.667


2001-02 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 29, 2001
2.	Grizzlies	88	Rodney Buford	18	9	1	5	0	2	3	43	8-20	.400	2-5	.400	0-0	-
	Raptors	91	Hakeem Olajuwon	10	7	1	1	1	4	5	24	4-10	.400	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Jan. 08, 2002
3.	Grizzlies	84	Rodney Buford	5	4	0	0	0	2	1	19	2-3	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Raptors	81	Hakeem Olajuwon	8	3	0	2	0	1	2	14	4-9	.444	0-0	-	0-0	-