Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Isiah Thomas 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 17 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 9-8 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
9
9
0
Isiah Thomas
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.2 9.6 3.2 0.90.5
Isiah Thomas 22.3 3.5 7.21.50.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 39 18 9 42
Isiah Thomas 44 7 18 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 11

games		 15

games		 2

games		 3

games		7

games
Isiah Thomas 6

games 		1

game		 14

games		 8

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 6

games		8

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
%
Feb. 17, 1986
1. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 11 11 1 0 0 5 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 31 4 8 4 1 1 1 37 14-22 .636 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1986
2. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 17 10 5 0 0 3 4 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 32 7 11 0 0 3 4 44 12-25 .480 0-0 - 8-12 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1986
3. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 27 5 0 2 2 1 4 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 20 7 18 3 0 6 1 42 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Jan. 21, 1987
4. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 23 10 2 0 1 3 5 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 30 5 6 4 0 4 5 38 12-21 .571 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1988
5. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 39 13 3 4 0 3 3 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 28 0 12 2 0 5 5 36 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Mar. 09, 1988
6. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 18 3 2 0 5 5 43 10-23 .435 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 20 3 8 0 0 3 4 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1989
7. Jazz 85   Karl Malone 27 8 4 0 0 1 4 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 10 3 6 0 1 0 5 19 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1989
8. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 26 10 3 0 1 6 6 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
2OT Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 25 5 8 0 0 3 2 44 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
9. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 27 6 2 0 0 2 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 18 5 6 2 0 5 5 38 6-17 .353 1-6 .167 5-8 .625
Feb. 04, 1990
10. Jazz 83   Karl Malone 19 6 1 0 1 4 1 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 16 6 8 1 0 3 2 29 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1990
11. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 23 9 4 0 0 1 3 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Pistons 85   Isiah Thomas 21 4 7 1 0 3 5 39 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1991
12. Jazz 115   Karl Malone 31 10 4 2 1 5 4 41 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 44 4 4 2 0 5 2 42 15-22 .682 2-4 .500 12-16 .750
Dec. 14, 1991
13. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 11 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1993
14. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 38 11 2 2 0 2 4 39 14-21 .667 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 40 2 6 3 0 3 4 35 14-29 .483 5-9 .556 7-8 .875
Mar. 17, 1993
15. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 22 9 8 0 1 4 0 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Pistons 80   Isiah Thomas 14 2 4 0 0 4 1 29 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1993
16. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 28 15 4 1 1 1 2 39 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 8 2 8 0 0 5 4 24 1-5 .200 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 17, 1994
17. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 11 9 2 0 3 3 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 94   Isiah Thomas 16 1 1 2 0 3 2 23 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
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