Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Walter Davis and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Walter Davis 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 32 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 16-16. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Walter Davis:
1977-78 to 1991-92
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
32 Games played
32 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Walter Davis
16
16
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 17.0 2.2 3.3 1.20.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.8 13.1 2.01.82.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 39 6 10 40
Hakeem Olajuwon 52 23 7 57
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 8

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1

game
17

games
11

games
0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 23

games
31

games
8

games
16

games
29

games
Both had same stat 1

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0

games
7

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5

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3

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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
%
Feb. 12, 1985
1. Suns 114   Walter Davis 7 2 9 2 0 2 1 24 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 10 3 0 1 3 3 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 20, 1985
2. Suns 122   Walter Davis 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 18 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 0 2 2 2 6 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
3. Suns 126   Walter Davis 39 2 7 1 0 2 2 39 16-23 .696 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 2 3 3 2 3 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Dec. 03, 1985
4. Suns 112   Walter Davis 17 1 8 0 0 4 2 40 7-22 .318 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 2 3 6 2 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 18, 1986
5. Suns 109   Walter Davis 29 6 3 2 0 2 2 35 12-23 .522 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 3 1 3 2 2 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Apr. 04, 1986
6. Suns 89   Walter Davis 11 1 1 2 0 3 2 29 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 5 5 1 3 3 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 12, 1986
7. Suns 110   Walter Davis 12 3 5 3 0 3 1 27 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 0 1 2 5 4 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
8. Suns 106   Walter Davis 24 0 2 0 0 3 3 29 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 21 1 0 0 3 3 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Jan. 13, 1987
9. Suns 100   Walter Davis 21 1 3 3 0 1 2 34 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 10 1 3 4 3 4 29 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 18, 1987
10. Suns 91   Walter Davis 24 5 3 1 0 2 2 35 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 18 1 2 7 3 4 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 01, 1987
11. Suns 117   Walter Davis 35 3 2 2 0 2 1 33 12-20 .600 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 8 2 0 1 3 4 34 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1987
12. Suns 103   Walter Davis 26 3 4 3 0 2 1 39 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 1 4 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 09, 1988
13. Suns 98   Walter Davis 24 4 6 4 0 1 3 37 12-24 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 16 1 5 2 6 4 40 13-19 .684 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 13, 1988
14. Suns 117   Walter Davis 24 3 10 3 0 3 3 39 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 5 2 1 1 3 4 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1988
15. Suns 99   Walter Davis 16 3 3 0 0 1 1 28 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 0 5 3 0 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 24, 1988
16. Suns 119   Walter Davis 21 3 6 4 0 4 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 18 2 0 4 2 4 37 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
17. Nuggets 120   Walter Davis 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 22 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 39 19 0 3 0 4 5 34 14-23 .609 0-0 - 11-17 .647
Dec. 13, 1988
18. Nuggets 126   Walter Davis 12 3 5 2 0 3 2 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 12 2 1 3 5 2 32 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 05, 1989
19. Nuggets 112   Walter Davis 25 2 3 1 0 0 4 27 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000
Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 1 3 2 2 4 38 6-22 .273 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Feb. 17, 1989
20. Nuggets 111   Walter Davis 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 15 3 0 2 3 6 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Mar. 02, 1989
21. Nuggets 113   Walter Davis 9 1 3 0 0 2 2 21 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 0 0 0 5 2 24 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 21, 1989
22. Nuggets 112   Walter Davis 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 23 2 3 2 9 4 45 16-31 .516 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1989
23. Nuggets 128   Walter Davis 14 3 2 1 0 1 3 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 13 5 2 6 3 2 41 15-26 .577 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nov. 18, 1989
24. Nuggets 141   Walter Davis 16 2 1 1 0 4 1 22 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 1 4 0 2 1 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1990
25. Nuggets 104   Walter Davis 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 14 1 0 4 4 4 35 12-27 .444 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 13, 1990
26. Nuggets 117   Walter Davis 19 2 3 0 0 5 2 26 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 19 6 3 4 4 4 42 10-25 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Apr. 19, 1990
27. Nuggets 130   Walter Davis 12 3 2 0 0 0 3 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 52 18 4 3 3 11 6 42 21-34 .618 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
28. Nuggets 135   Walter Davis 20 4 1 1 0 1 3 27 8-21 .381 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 145   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 13 7 0 3 2 6 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1991
29. Trail Blazers 103   Walter Davis 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 19 2 1 5 3 5 36 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 16, 1991
30. Trail Blazers 115   Walter Davis 16 4 2 2 0 1 4 23 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 10 2 1 3 5 5 30 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1991
31. Nuggets 109   Walter Davis 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 12 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 14 0 3 3 5 6 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 02, 1992
32. Nuggets 114   Walter Davis 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 06 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 137   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 1 1 6 2 4 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500