Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Elston Turner

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Elston Turner 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 13 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 7-6 winning record over Elston Turner. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Elston Turner:
1981-82 to 1988-89
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
7
7
0
Elston Turner
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.9 9.5 3.8 2.41.4
Elston Turner 2.7 2.4 1.50.90.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 40 14 7 53
Elston Turner 10 7 5 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 13

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12

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11

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10

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8

games
Elston Turner 0

games
1

game
0

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0

games
2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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2

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3

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3

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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. 29, 1985
1. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 14 6 4 1 2 3 5 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-7 .286
Nuggets 129   Elston Turner 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1986
2. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 24 10 3 1 3 3 5 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nuggets 114   Elston Turner 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 19 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1986
3. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 17 8 1 3 0 3 4 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-9 .333
OT Nuggets 114   Elston Turner 10 2 1 0 1 0 4 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 26, 1986
4. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 23 13 5 2 0 4 3 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 101   Elston Turner 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 20 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1986
5. Jazz 120   Karl Malone 20 11 4 3 1 5 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-10 .200
Nuggets 128   Elston Turner 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 12, 1986
6. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 12 5 3 0 0 0 2 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 99   Elston Turner 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1986
7. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 17 9 2 1 2 1 3 34 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Bulls 89   Elston Turner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1989
8. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 33 10 5 2 2 2 2 42 14-30 .467 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Nuggets 127   Elston Turner 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 1989
9. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 28 14 5 3 3 5 3 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Nuggets 105   Elston Turner 6 7 4 2 0 0 3 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 24, 1989
10. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 25 8 3 3 1 3 2 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 121   Elston Turner 0 2 2 2 1 1 4 19 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1989
11. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 11 7 4 2 2 3 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Nuggets 90   Elston Turner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1989
12. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 34 5 3 3 0 3 5 33 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Nuggets 110   Elston Turner 0 7 1 1 1 0 2 20 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 12, 1989
13. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 40 13 5 5 2 4 2 43 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 15-16 .938
Nuggets 102   Elston Turner 0 4 5 5 0 0 4 27 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -