Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinnie Johnson and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinnie Johnson 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 17 times in NBA games. Vinnie Johnson has a 9-8 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Vinnie Johnson
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Vinnie Johnson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Vinnie Johnson
9
9
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 9.9 3.1 2.8 0.60.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.6 12.5 2.01.84.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 26 7 10 22
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 25 5 58
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 2

games		 0

games		 9

games		 2

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 15

games 		17

games		 7

games		 11

games		17

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		0

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. 20, 1984
1. Pistons 117   Vinnie Johnson 14 7 4 2 0 1 3 33 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 1 0 3 3 4 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Mar. 27, 1985
2. Pistons 127   Vinnie Johnson 14 5 6 0 0 1 0 21 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 2 2 8 3 4 43 14-21 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1986
3. Pistons 112   Vinnie Johnson 10 2 1 1 0 1 4 17 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 1 1 2 3 4 32 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 28, 1986
4. Pistons 116   Vinnie Johnson 13 6 4 1 0 2 2 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 1 5 2 2 4 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
5. Pistons 106   Vinnie Johnson 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 31 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 0 1 1 1 5 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Mar. 23, 1987
6. Pistons 114   Vinnie Johnson 16 3 1 1 2 1 3 25 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 1 5 2 3 44 16-28 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
7. Pistons 97   Vinnie Johnson 26 5 4 2 1 2 2 29 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 2 0 3 6 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 29, 1987
8. Pistons 91   Vinnie Johnson 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 2-10 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 14 1 1 5 0 4 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
9. Pistons 98   Vinnie Johnson 8 4 3 0 0 3 3 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 12 1 4 6 0 6 39 12-25 .480 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Dec. 30, 1988
10. Pistons 95   Vinnie Johnson 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 4 3 0 6 3 6 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1990
11. Pistons 106   Vinnie Johnson 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 25 2 0 5 2 5 50 15-26 .577 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 22, 1990
12. Pistons 110   Vinnie Johnson 8 1 10 1 0 2 2 20 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 10 3 5 3 3 6 45 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
13. Pistons 99   Vinnie Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 2 1 2 3 4 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
14. Spurs 107   Vinnie Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 5 2 4 2 5 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 04, 1992
15. Spurs 110   Vinnie Johnson 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 2 4 5 0 5 47 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 23, 1992
16. Spurs 83   Vinnie Johnson 9 7 5 0 0 0 2 31 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 2 1 7 1 5 42 4-12 .333 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 12, 1992
17. Spurs 104   Vinnie Johnson 8 3 3 2 0 1 1 30 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 7 2 3 2 3 5 30 2-13 .154 0-0 - 2-3 .667
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