Hakeem Olajuwon vs Kobe Bryant
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Hakeem Olajuwon and Kobe Bryant compared on their NBA careers: Hakeem Olajuwon played 18 seasons, 1984-85 to 2001-02, Kobe Bryant 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16. Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 21.8 points a game to Kobe Bryant's 25. They have faced each other 15 times: Hakeem Olajuwon's team won 6, Kobe Bryant's 9. In the playoffs Kobe Bryant leads 3-1. Hakeem Olajuwon won 2 titles, Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Hakeem Olajuwon leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Hakeem Olajuwon vs Kobe Bryant head to head
They have faced each other 15 times: Hakeem Olajuwon's team won 6, Kobe Bryant's 9. In the playoffs Kobe Bryant leads 3-1.
Every game against each other
| Dec 21, 2000 |  LAL at  HOU | L 99-94 | 16 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN | 45 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN |
| Nov 12, 2000 | HOU at LAL | L 105-99 | 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN | 37 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN |
| Nov 7, 2000 | LAL at HOU | W 84-74 | 12 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 35 MIN | 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 47 MIN |
| Feb 27, 2000 | HOU at LAL | L 101-85 | 6 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 13 MIN | 31 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN |
| Jan 30, 2000 | LAL at HOU | W 89-83 | 8 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN | 17 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN |
| May 15, 1999 | LAL at HOU (playoffs) | L 98-88 | 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN | 24 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 47 MIN |
| May 13, 1999 | LAL at HOU (playoffs) | W 102-88 | 5 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 28 MIN | 13 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN |
| May 11, 1999 | HOU at LAL (playoffs) | L 110-98 | 8 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN | 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN |
| May 9, 1999 | HOU at LAL (playoffs) | L 101-100 | 22 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN | 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN |
| Apr 26, 1999 | LAL at HOU | W 102-80 | 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN | 9 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN |
| Feb 28, 1999 | HOU at LAL | L 106-90 | 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN | 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN |
| Feb 5, 1999 | HOU at LAL | L 99-91 | 11 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN | 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN |
| Feb 15, 1998 | HOU at LAL | W 90-88 | 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN | 18 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN |
| Mar 7, 1997 | HOU at LAL | W 111-90 | 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN | 8 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 17 MIN |
| Nov 12, 1996 | LAL at HOU | L 126-115 2OT | 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN | 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
Career totals
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.