Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vernon Maxwell and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vernon Maxwell 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 10-5 winning record over Vernon Maxwell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Vernon Maxwell:
1988-89 to 2000-01
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Vernon Maxwell
5
5
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vernon Maxwell 11.6 2.1 3.1 1.50.1
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.3 11.7 2.41.53.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vernon Maxwell 29 8 8 51
Hakeem Olajuwon 42 17 7 48
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vernon Maxwell 3

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0

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7

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4

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0

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Hakeem Olajuwon 11

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15

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7

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5

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14

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
1. Spurs 102   Vernon Maxwell 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 10 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 0 4 4 1 3 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 18, 1988
2. Spurs 109   Vernon Maxwell 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 12 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 17 1 2 8 3 4 42 14-21 .667 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 11, 1989
3. Spurs 117   Vernon Maxwell 29 8 4 2 0 6 0 45 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
OT Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 9 2 3 4 4 6 35 13-24 .542 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 28, 1989
4. Spurs 91   Vernon Maxwell 23 2 8 1 0 6 2 41 10-14 .714 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 17 1 1 4 4 5 30 10-21 .476 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1989
5. Spurs 91   Vernon Maxwell 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 4 0 4 3 3 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Apr. 19, 1989
6. Spurs 84   Vernon Maxwell 10 1 7 4 0 5 0 31 3-12 .250 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 15 2 3 7 1 3 41 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1989
7. Spurs 104   Vernon Maxwell 9 1 7 2 1 2 1 20 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 16 3 2 3 7 5 39 5-17 .294 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 29, 1996
8. 76ers 95   Vernon Maxwell 12 3 3 1 1 2 2 31 5-16 .313 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 42 11 5 1 3 6 1 43 15-25 .600 0-1 .000 12-17 .706
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1996
9. Spurs 115   Vernon Maxwell 11 0 4 5 0 0 1 23 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 0-2 .000
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 10 7 0 2 3 5 32 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Apr. 20, 1997
10. Spurs 99   Vernon Maxwell 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 8 3 0 3 2 5 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1999
11. Kings 100   Vernon Maxwell 25 1 1 1 0 3 2 28 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 12 3 2 0 9 3 37 14-20 .700 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 28, 1999
12. Kings 93   Vernon Maxwell 9 4 1 0 0 1 4 25 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 2 2 4 2 2 33 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
13. Supersonics 110   Vernon Maxwell 24 2 3 3 0 1 2 31 8-18 .444 3-5 .600 5-5 1.000
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 4 1 2 1 1 5 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 2001
14. Mavericks 100   Vernon Maxwell 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 22 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 13 2 0 1 5 1 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Apr. 03, 2001
15. Mavericks 109   Vernon Maxwell 8 3 4 1 0 1 4 33 3-10 .300 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 8 0 1 1 2 2 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-8 .375