Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Ballard and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Ballard and Karl Malone 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 14 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 7-7, but Greg Ballard won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Greg Ballard
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Greg Ballard:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Greg Ballard
7
4
3
Karl Malone
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 6.5 5.6 1.7 0.90.1
Karl Malone 18.0 9.5 1.91.80.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 18 11 5 32
Karl Malone 25 13 6 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 0

games		 3

games		 5

games		 3

games		1

game
Karl Malone 13

games 		11

games		 6

games		 7

games		9

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 4

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1985
1. Warriors 88   Greg Ballard 8 9 2 2 0 0 1 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 89   Karl Malone 18 13 2 2 1 5 3 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 02, 1985
2. Warriors 100   Greg Ballard 10 7 0 1 0 3 3 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 17 9 1 1 0 3 4 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Jan. 15, 1986
3. Warriors 150   Greg Ballard 12 6 4 3 0 1 4 26 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 1 2 3 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Mar. 12, 1986
4. Warriors 118   Greg Ballard 7 8 1 0 0 2 5 26 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 9 7 3 7 1 4 4 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
5. Warriors 111   Greg Ballard 9 5 1 1 2 0 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 9 8 2 2 0 5 2 34 4-15 .267 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 23, 1987
6. Warriors 100   Greg Ballard 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 16 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 123   Karl Malone 19 12 6 0 2 2 4 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 17, 1987
7. Warriors 103   Greg Ballard 10 5 5 0 0 1 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 118   Karl Malone 17 11 4 0 0 3 2 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 28, 1987
8. Warriors 116   Greg Ballard 0 4 2 0 0 1 4 17 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 25 13 0 1 0 3 3 40 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 12, 1987
9. Warriors 107   Greg Ballard 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 1 3 3 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
10. Warriors 85   Greg Ballard 4 6 0 1 0 2 1 16 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 20 10 1 3 0 5 3 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 25, 1987
11. Warriors 100   Greg Ballard 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 22 13 1 4 1 2 3 42 6-18 .333 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Apr. 29, 1987
12. Warriors 110   Greg Ballard 3 3 3 2 0 2 1 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 95   Karl Malone 15 9 0 1 1 1 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 01, 1987
13. Warriors 98   Greg Ballard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 20 7 2 2 1 6 4 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 03, 1987
14. Warriors 118   Greg Ballard 18 11 2 0 0 2 5 25 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 23 9 2 1 1 3 6 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-11 .636
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