Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and John Starks 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 21 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 13-8 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
John Starks
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
13
13
0
John Starks
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 27.7 11.8 3.3 1.31.0
John Starks 14.0 2.0 3.50.50.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 18 8 43
John Starks 35 6 9 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 19

games		 20

games		 10

games		 14

games		10

games
John Starks 2

games 		0

games		 9

games		 3

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 4

games		10

games

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
%
Jan. 14, 1989
1. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 41 13 1 1 2 3 5 38 16-22 .727 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Warriors 131   John Starks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1991
2. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 28 13 1 2 1 0 5 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Knicks 109   John Starks 6 0 3 0 1 0 2 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1991
3. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 34 18 1 1 3 3 3 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Knicks 101   John Starks 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1991
4. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 14 10 4 1 0 1 0 38 4-16 .250 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Knicks 106   John Starks 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 21 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 27, 1992
5. Jazz 80   Karl Malone 28 11 3 2 0 4 3 43 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 6-10 .600
Knicks 97   John Starks 12 4 3 1 1 0 0 24 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1993
6. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 32 12 0 1 0 3 5 41 11-23 .478 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Knicks 125   John Starks 22 0 3 1 0 0 4 24 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1993
7. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 20 10 3 1 2 5 2 36 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-15 .400
Knicks 87   John Starks 16 2 5 0 0 4 6 34 6-17 .353 3-8 .375 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1993
8. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 20 12 3 0 0 2 4 43 6-17 .353 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Knicks 72   John Starks 12 2 2 0 0 3 4 31 4-21 .190 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 06, 1993
9. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 29 15 3 0 2 1 2 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Knicks 96   John Starks 21 4 7 1 1 3 2 38 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1994
10. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 29 13 5 1 1 1 5 39 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 11-16 .688
Knicks 97   John Starks 35 3 8 0 0 4 4 41 12-20 .600 7-14 .500 4-6 .667
Jan. 14, 1995
11. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 21 12 3 3 0 4 0 41 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Knicks 81   John Starks 2 3 5 1 0 2 1 31 1-9 .111 0-6 .000 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1995
12. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 29 12 5 4 1 4 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Knicks 120   John Starks 26 4 2 0 0 2 4 35 7-12 .583 6-9 .667 6-8 .750
Mar. 01, 1996
13. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 19 13 1 1 2 3 1 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Knicks 88   John Starks 10 0 2 0 0 4 3 22 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1996
14. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 29 14 3 0 1 4 3 42 12-24 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Knicks 99   John Starks 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 16 3-8 .375 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1997
15. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 33 10 3 1 0 0 2 40 12-27 .444 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Knicks 99   John Starks 21 0 2 1 0 3 3 28 7-11 .636 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1998
16. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 25 10 1 3 2 2 2 27 7-14 .500 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Knicks 78   John Starks 10 1 1 2 0 0 4 24 5-12 .417 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1998
17. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 30 14 8 0 2 5 5 51 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-10 .800
2OT Knicks 119   John Starks 26 3 9 2 0 2 6 49 10-20 .500 3-9 .333 3-6 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1999
18. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 35 12 4 0 0 2 4 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Warriors 81   John Starks 8 4 6 1 0 3 4 33 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1999
19. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 23 5 5 3 0 2 2 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Warriors 85   John Starks 6 2 4 0 0 3 1 24 3-12 .250 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1999
20. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 38 12 5 1 1 3 3 39 10-22 .455 0-0 - 18-19 .947
Warriors 85   John Starks 14 0 2 0 1 1 6 24 6-14 .429 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1999
21. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 25 6 8 1 0 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Warriors 85   John Starks 27 6 5 0 0 2 6 39 11-19 .579 5-8 .625 0-0 -
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