Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Thurl Bailey and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Thurl Bailey 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:
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They faced each other a total of 57 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 29-28 winning record over Thurl Bailey, but Thurl Bailey won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Thurl Bailey
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Thurl Bailey:
1983-84 to 1998-99
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
57 Games played
52 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Thurl Bailey
28
25
3
Hakeem Olajuwon
29
27
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Thurl Bailey 13.8 5.9 1.5 0.50.9
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.3 13.2 2.32.24.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Thurl Bailey 31 13 6 34
Hakeem Olajuwon 42 23 6 712
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Thurl Bailey 7

games		 4

games		 14

games		 4

games		3

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 49

games 		52

games		 31

games		 41

games		49

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 12

games		 12

games		5

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
%
Nov. 23, 1984
1. Jazz 111   Thurl Bailey 15 6 0 1 4 2 4 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 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   Thurl Bailey 16 6 1 0 0 2 0 27 8-13 .615 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   Thurl Bailey 18 10 4 2 4 1 3 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Thurl Bailey 24 4 1 0 1 2 5 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-7 .857
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   Thurl Bailey 20 11 4 3 0 4 2 38 7-23 .304 0-0 - 6-7 .857
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   Thurl Bailey 20 11 5 0 0 1 2 36 10-15 .667 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   Thurl Bailey 25 10 3 0 0 2 3 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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   Thurl Bailey 13 6 0 0 0 2 2 23 5-9 .556 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   Thurl Bailey 22 11 6 0 1 3 4 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 2 5 2 5 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 26, 1985
10. Jazz 94   Thurl Bailey 9 12 2 0 1 5 2 39 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 3 0 2 1 5 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 28, 1985
11. Jazz 104   Thurl Bailey 20 9 5 2 2 1 4 31 7-20 .350 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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
%
Oct. 25, 1985
12. Jazz 108   Thurl Bailey 19 5 1 0 3 1 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 11 3 1 2 2 3 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Dec. 10, 1985
13. Jazz 105   Thurl Bailey 14 5 0 0 1 1 1 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 134   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 2 0 5 1 3 37 13-19 .684 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 14, 1985
14. Jazz 114   Thurl Bailey 16 1 0 0 0 2 5 16 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 19 2 5 5 4 4 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Dec. 26, 1985
15. Jazz 99   Thurl Bailey 2 3 3 1 0 1 3 27 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 1 1 9 5 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 14, 1986
16. Jazz 105   Thurl Bailey 16 7 2 0 0 4 0 43 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 16 2 7 5 4 6 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1986
17. Jazz 90   Thurl Bailey 14 9 4 0 0 1 1 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 0 5 4 0 5 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 27, 1986
18. Jazz 103   Thurl Bailey 23 6 3 1 3 0 0 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 2 4 3 3 6 37 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 27, 1987
19. Jazz 92   Thurl Bailey 11 4 1 0 1 0 2 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 17 2 2 2 3 5 44 12-22 .545 0-0 - 8-18 .444
Feb. 21, 1987
20. Jazz 81   Thurl Bailey 15 10 0 1 1 1 1 27 7-17 .412 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 3 2 5 3 2 44 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 26, 1987
21. Jazz 84   Thurl Bailey 14 9 0 1 1 2 3 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 10 1 3 7 2 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 21, 1987
22. Jazz 125   Thurl Bailey 18 13 3 0 2 1 2 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 4 0 5 3 5 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-10 .400
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
23. Jazz 93   Thurl Bailey 4 10 2 1 0 4 3 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 16 2 1 2 2 5 29 5-14 .357 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Nov. 27, 1987
24. Jazz 118   Thurl Bailey 10 6 3 0 0 1 1 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 5 10 2 2 1 4 2 33 2-15 .133 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 10, 1987
25. Jazz 93   Thurl Bailey 18 8 4 2 0 4 2 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 14 6 4 7 1 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Mar. 01, 1988
26. Jazz 113   Thurl Bailey 15 4 0 0 3 4 4 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 3 1 4 4 5 38 12-29 .414 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 07, 1988
27. Jazz 107   Thurl Bailey 22 9 2 0 1 3 1 30 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 15 6 3 2 6 4 35 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Apr. 23, 1988
28. Jazz 125   Thurl Bailey 20 11 1 3 1 1 4 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 12 0 5 1 2 4 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-10 .200
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1988
29. Jazz 99   Thurl Bailey 31 2 0 2 0 5 3 41 12-22 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 19 0 5 2 9 3 40 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 9-15 .600
Nov. 23, 1988
30. Jazz 111   Thurl Bailey 22 6 3 1 3 4 3 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 14 2 2 7 1 1 45 11-23 .478 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Jan. 03, 1989
31. Jazz 102   Thurl Bailey 21 3 0 0 0 5 0 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 13 0 7 5 2 2 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 08, 1989
32. Jazz 117   Thurl Bailey 24 5 1 0 1 1 2 31 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 80   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 2 1 4 5 32 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1989
33. Jazz 102   Thurl Bailey 18 6 3 1 1 3 3 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 12 2 5 4 2 5 44 15-31 .484 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Apr. 14, 1989
34. Jazz 122   Thurl Bailey 18 5 3 1 1 1 2 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 12 3 0 2 4 6 36 3-16 .188 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
35. Jazz 92   Thurl Bailey 14 6 1 0 1 3 3 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 21 2 5 12 5 5 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Dec. 09, 1989
36. Jazz 104   Thurl Bailey 14 6 2 0 0 1 1 30 5-16 .313 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 8 1 1 5 2 3 29 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 23, 1990
37. Jazz 102   Thurl Bailey 13 3 1 0 2 3 1 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 0 0 2 1 4 38 9-24 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 14, 1990
38. Jazz 99   Thurl Bailey 16 7 0 1 1 6 3 39 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 1 1 5 2 3 35 12-27 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 22, 1990
39. Jazz 88   Thurl Bailey 14 9 0 2 3 2 1 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 5 6 3 5 45 12-26 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
40. Jazz 90   Thurl Bailey 4 5 0 0 1 3 4 31 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 21 5 1 7 3 5 40 14-25 .560 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 28, 1990
41. Jazz 103   Thurl Bailey 13 4 2 1 2 5 1 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 6 2 4 3 8 3 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 06, 1991
42. Jazz 88   Thurl Bailey 9 3 1 0 0 2 0 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 17 2 4 7 3 2 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1992
43. Timberwolves 102   Thurl Bailey 17 7 0 0 1 0 4 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 23 5 1 3 4 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Feb. 17, 1992
44. Timberwolves 124   Thurl Bailey 16 3 0 0 0 1 2 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 12 5 3 2 6 3 43 14-18 .778 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 09, 1992
45. Timberwolves 102   Thurl Bailey 21 7 4 1 1 0 2 32 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 10 6 1 4 0 3 41 8-12 .667 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1992
46. Timberwolves 94   Thurl Bailey 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 13 1 1 5 3 4 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 14-16 .875
Dec. 12, 1992
47. Timberwolves 87   Thurl Bailey 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 9 3 1 3 2 5 35 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 05, 1993
48. Timberwolves 112   Thurl Bailey 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 18 5 1 5 6 3 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Feb. 13, 1993
49. Timberwolves 88   Thurl Bailey 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 14 3 0 6 2 4 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1993
50. Timberwolves 101   Thurl Bailey 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 4 2 4 4 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1993
51. Timberwolves 104   Thurl Bailey 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 10 5 5 8 4 4 44 14-25 .560 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Feb. 06, 1994
52. Timberwolves 90   Thurl Bailey 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 17 1 1 8 4 4 43 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Mar. 22, 1994
53. Timberwolves 83   Thurl Bailey 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 81   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 9 3 2 1 2 2 40 10-27 .370 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Apr. 12, 1994
54. Timberwolves 89   Thurl Bailey 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 42 10 2 1 3 3 4 45 18-29 .621 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1999
55. Jazz 88   Thurl Bailey 11 5 0 0 4 0 3 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 87   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 8 3 4 3 2 2 38 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Apr. 11, 1999
56. Jazz 85   Thurl Bailey 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 12 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 76   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 1 1 3 5 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 30, 1999
57. Jazz 91   Thurl Bailey 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 78   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 4 1 2 1 3 43 9-23 .391 0-0 - 10-16 .625
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