Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 25 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 16-9 winning record over Karl Malone, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
25 Games played
18 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16
12
4
Karl Malone
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15.2 6.1 2.8 0.61.7
Karl Malone 23.6 10.4 2.01.30.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 11 8 25
Karl Malone 35 17 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4

games		 3

games		 12

games		 6

games		17

games
Karl Malone 21

games 		19

games		 10

games		 14

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 3

games		 5

games		6

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. 07, 1985
1. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 6 8 0 1 3 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 8 1 2 1 0 4 5 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 12, 1985
2. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 4 5 0 2 1 5 30 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 10 5 2 2 0 3 3 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Dec. 04, 1985
3. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 4 0 1 4 5 39 5-19 .263 0-0 - 10-15 .667
OT Jazz 127   Karl Malone 25 15 2 0 1 1 5 44 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jan. 03, 1986
4. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 7 6 2 5 4 5 36 9-12 .750 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 18 7 3 1 1 4 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mar. 05, 1986
5. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 5 1 2 1 2 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 84   Karl Malone 4 3 4 1 0 6 3 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1987
6. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 5 1 0 1 3 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 35 7 0 0 0 4 4 41 17-24 .708 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 08, 1987
7. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 1 0 1 4 4 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 23 17 3 0 1 3 4 39 11-23 .478 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 28, 1987
8. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 1 4 1 31 3-13 .231 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 24 9 2 1 0 3 3 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 1987
9. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 4 2 0 2 1 3 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 27 12 0 3 1 4 5 38 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Apr. 16, 1987
10. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 5 2 2 2 3 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 24 10 0 1 0 4 4 35 11-26 .423 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
11. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 3 0 0 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 14 4 0 1 2 5 43 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 26, 1988
12. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 18 9 3 2 0 2 5 39 5-15 .333 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 26, 1988
13. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 3 1 2 1 2 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 28 16 3 2 1 1 2 42 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 10-14 .714
Mar. 29, 1988
14. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 4 1 1 3 5 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 25 12 2 3 1 2 3 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 02, 1988
15. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 2 0 1 0 0 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 22 15 4 3 0 2 5 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
16. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 10 4 1 2 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 29 6 3 3 0 3 3 45 12-25 .480 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 10, 1988
17. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 0 2 1 1 1 29 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 29 10 0 1 3 1 1 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 13, 1988
18. Lakers 89   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 5 0 1 2 2 5 24 3-14 .214 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 13 0 0 1 2 4 48 11-28 .393 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 15, 1988
19. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 11 1 0 3 0 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 29 11 0 2 1 3 4 47 12-26 .462 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
May. 17, 1988
20. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 5 4 0 2 5 6 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 27 16 1 1 0 5 3 48 10-21 .476 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 19, 1988
21. Lakers 80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 0 0 1 4 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 27 11 2 0 0 1 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
May. 21, 1988
22. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 6 3 1 4 2 4 36 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 31 15 4 2 0 5 4 48 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-9 .333
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1988
23. Lakers 87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 23 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 31 12 2 2 0 6 4 42 12-17 .706 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 22, 1989
24. Lakers 79   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 6 0 0 5 2 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 18 9 1 2 0 4 2 38 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Apr. 07, 1989
25. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 2 1 1 0 1 3 33 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 24 5 3 0 0 3 4 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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