Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and John Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and John Williams 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 13-4 winning record over John Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
John Williams:
1986-87 to 1994-95
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
13
13
0
John Williams
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 30.1 11.7 2.9 1.61.1
John Williams 7.5 4.6 2.81.40.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 42 19 8 73
John Williams 22 10 8 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 17

games
16

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8

games
5

games
8

games
John Williams 0

games
1

game
9

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

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0

games
5

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8

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
1. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 24 9 1 3 1 1 5 32 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bullets 106   John Williams 3 8 3 4 0 1 3 28 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 20, 1987
2. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 36 15 1 2 0 2 3 38 13-27 .481 0-1 .000 10-14 .714
Bullets 118   John Williams 14 8 2 1 0 2 4 25 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
3. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 22 10 0 0 1 7 4 32 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Bullets 83   John Williams 14 8 3 1 1 3 2 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1988
4. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 34 8 0 2 3 4 2 46 14-24 .583 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Bullets 107   John Williams 22 6 5 3 0 0 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1988
5. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 34 13 4 2 3 5 3 37 14-22 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bullets 94   John Williams 21 10 1 3 2 3 4 35 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Dec. 21, 1988
6. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 34 9 1 1 1 3 2 45 11-25 .440 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Bullets 82   John Williams 10 3 7 1 1 4 4 36 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1989
7. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 33 16 2 3 0 2 5 33 13-26 .500 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Bullets 93   John Williams 7 2 3 2 2 2 2 26 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 02, 1989
8. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 28 8 3 7 1 5 4 43 9-23 .391 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Bullets 98   John Williams 17 10 8 0 0 3 1 40 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 06, 1991
9. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 19 12 5 0 1 3 1 43 8-22 .364 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 93   John Williams 4 5 4 2 0 2 2 31 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1992
10. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 31 19 1 1 1 5 4 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 17-17 1.000
Clippers 104   John Williams 3 8 3 1 1 0 4 25 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 27, 1993
11. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 38 16 1 0 1 2 1 40 16-26 .615 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Clippers 107   John Williams 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 14 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1993
12. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 33 12 5 3 0 2 3 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Clippers 107   John Williams 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 18 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1994
13. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 23 15 6 3 0 4 5 40 8-22 .364 1-1 1.000 6-11 .545
Clippers 99   John Williams 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 19, 1994
14. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 26 11 8 1 2 2 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Clippers 93   John Williams 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 19 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1994
15. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 34 14 7 0 2 3 2 40 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Clippers 108   John Williams 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1994
16. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 21 3 5 0 1 0 2 28 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 95   John Williams 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 18 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 1995
17. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 42 9 0 0 0 5 6 41 18-26 .692 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Pacers 98   John Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -