Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Dirk Nowitzki 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.

They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 14-12 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, but Dirk Nowitzki won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

26 Games played

21 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Karl Malone	14	12	2
Dirk Nowitzki	12	9	3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	23.7	9.2	3.8	1.2	0.6
Dirk Nowitzki	21.2	8.9	2.1	1.2	1.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	35	13	9	3	2
Dirk Nowitzki	34	17	8	4	4

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	13 games	16 games	20 games	11 games	4 games
Dirk Nowitzki	11 games	9 games	5 games	10 games	9 games
Both had same stat	2 games	1 game	1 game	5 games	13 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 09, 1999
1.	Jazz	90	Karl Malone	31	12	4	2	0	3	2	41	14-22	.636	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Mavericks	79	Dirk Nowitzki	15	9	0	0	1	3	3	32	4-14	.286	1-2	.500	6-8	.750
	Feb. 26, 1999
2.	Jazz	80	Karl Malone	13	10	2	1	1	5	2	29	3-8	.375	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Mavericks	65	Dirk Nowitzki	5	7	0	1	2	3	5	36	1-7	.143	0-2	.000	3-4	.750
	Mar. 05, 1999
3.	Jazz	106	Karl Malone	30	9	5	3	0	2	4	40	12-20	.600	0-0	-	6-9	.667
	Mavericks	95	Dirk Nowitzki	10	4	1	2	0	1	4	24	4-9	.444	0-2	.000	2-3	.667


1999-00 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 08, 1999
4.	Jazz	85	Karl Malone	29	10	1	2	2	6	2	39	13-24	.542	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Mavericks	79	Dirk Nowitzki	15	9	3	4	2	3	4	42	5-14	.357	3-8	.375	2-2	1.000
	Jan. 06, 2000
5.	Jazz	105	Karl Malone	24	11	4	0	1	2	3	39	8-18	.444	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Mavericks	92	Dirk Nowitzki	24	7	3	1	1	0	5	43	11-22	.500	2-7	.286	0-2	.000
	Feb. 24, 2000
6.	Jazz	92	Karl Malone	18	10	6	1	2	3	2	40	8-21	.381	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Mavericks	85	Dirk Nowitzki	9	9	1	2	1	3	2	41	4-13	.308	1-5	.200	0-0	-
	Mar. 27, 2000
7.	Jazz	105	Karl Malone	26	10	1	2	2	3	4	39	9-21	.429	0-0	-	8-10	.800
	Mavericks	113	Dirk Nowitzki	16	17	8	1	3	4	2	48	6-11	.545	3-6	.500	1-1	1.000


2000-01 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 04, 2000
8.	Jazz	112	Karl Malone	35	10	3	0	0	3	4	42	9-18	.500	0-0	-	17-22	.773
	Mavericks	106	Dirk Nowitzki	20	7	1	0	1	1	4	34	8-14	.571	4-8	.500	0-0	-
	Nov. 20, 2000
9.	Jazz	98	Karl Malone	13	11	5	2	0	2	2	41	4-14	.286	0-0	-	5-9	.556
	Mavericks	107	Dirk Nowitzki	20	14	1	1	0	2	1	35	6-11	.545	3-4	.750	5-6	.833
	Mar. 26, 2001
10.	Jazz	90	Karl Malone	21	10	1	0	0	3	3	37	7-11	.636	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Mavericks	98	Dirk Nowitzki	27	13	2	1	0	1	3	41	5-18	.278	2-8	.250	15-17	.882
	Apr. 07, 2001
11.	Jazz	116	Karl Malone	31	11	5	1	0	0	4	41	9-21	.429	0-0	-	13-17	.765
	Mavericks	103	Dirk Nowitzki	22	9	2	0	3	4	5	43	7-16	.438	1-5	.200	7-7	1.000


2001 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 21, 2001
12.	Jazz	88	Karl Malone	26	6	4	2	1	7	1	41	8-23	.348	0-0	-	10-13	.769
	Mavericks	86	Dirk Nowitzki	20	12	1	1	1	3	4	48	7-20	.350	2-9	.222	4-5	.800
	Apr. 24, 2001
13.	Jazz	109	Karl Malone	34	7	3	2	0	3	2	44	11-22	.500	0-0	-	12-14	.857
	Mavericks	98	Dirk Nowitzki	15	4	2	0	2	2	6	46	3-11	.273	1-5	.200	8-10	.800
	Apr. 28, 2001
14.	Jazz	91	Karl Malone	29	13	6	1	1	5	4	43	11-28	.393	1-2	.500	6-8	.750
	Mavericks	94	Dirk Nowitzki	33	10	2	0	1	2	3	48	9-19	.474	2-7	.286	13-14	.929
	May. 01, 2001
15.	Jazz	77	Karl Malone	25	8	2	0	1	2	4	34	10-20	.500	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Mavericks	107	Dirk Nowitzki	33	8	2	0	0	0	3	36	10-19	.526	5-10	.500	8-9	.889
	May. 03, 2001
16.	Jazz	83	Karl Malone	24	10	2	0	1	2	2	37	9-28	.321	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Mavericks	84	Dirk Nowitzki	18	4	1	1	0	1	5	36	3-11	.273	2-4	.500	10-10	1.000


2001-02 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 10, 2001
17.	Jazz	107	Karl Malone	30	12	5	0	0	1	3	43	9-17	.529	0-0	-	12-16	.750
	Mavericks	98	Dirk Nowitzki	27	10	3	0	0	4	5	44	10-18	.556	3-6	.500	4-4	1.000
	Jan. 19, 2002
18.	Jazz	103	Karl Malone	28	7	5	2	1	2	5	41	10-19	.526	0-0	-	8-9	.889
	Mavericks	106	Dirk Nowitzki	34	8	3	0	0	3	2	43	9-14	.643	4-5	.800	12-12	1.000
	Apr. 08, 2002
19.	Jazz	96	Karl Malone	22	8	3	3	1	5	2	37	7-17	.412	0-0	-	8-9	.889
	Mavericks	105	Dirk Nowitzki	10	3	1	1	1	1	2	16	5-8	.625	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 16, 2002
20.	Jazz	87	Karl Malone	24	7	3	1	0	7	4	39	10-19	.526	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Mavericks	96	Dirk Nowitzki	24	6	2	3	1	3	2	37	8-17	.471	1-3	.333	7-7	1.000


2002-03 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 20, 2002
21.	Jazz	93	Karl Malone	16	12	3	1	0	1	2	41	5-16	.313	0-0	-	6-11	.545
	Mavericks	81	Dirk Nowitzki	28	17	1	4	0	0	4	48	7-18	.389	1-6	.167	13-15	.867
	Feb. 03, 2003
22.	Jazz	90	Karl Malone	18	6	5	1	0	2	4	35	5-11	.455	0-0	-	8-8	1.000
	Mavericks	92	Dirk Nowitzki	25	5	3	3	4	2	0	45	10-23	.435	1-7	.143	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 08, 2003
23.	Jazz	77	Karl Malone	16	4	2	2	0	2	2	25	6-16	.375	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Mavericks	101	Dirk Nowitzki	21	6	3	0	0	2	3	25	8-15	.533	2-6	.333	3-4	.750
	Apr. 11, 2003
24.	Jazz	95	Karl Malone	23	9	7	0	0	3	2	37	8-14	.571	0-0	-	7-9	.778
	Mavericks	92	Dirk Nowitzki	34	8	2	2	1	1	4	43	10-22	.455	4-6	.667	10-10	1.000


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 28, 2003
25.	Lakers	109	Karl Malone	15	10	9	1	1	1	4	30	5-11	.455	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Mavericks	93	Dirk Nowitzki	19	13	1	1	1	3	2	33	5-17	.294	0-6	.000	9-12	.750
	Dec. 12, 2003
26.	Lakers	93	Karl Malone	14	7	3	0	1	2	2	32	6-11	.545	0-0	-	2-3	.667
	Mavericks	110	Dirk Nowitzki	27	12	5	1	1	1	3	46	10-22	.455	1-2	.500	6-6	1.000