Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Kevin McHale 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 9-6 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
6
6
0
Kevin McHale
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 27.0 11.0 2.4 1.90.6
Kevin McHale 21.1 7.3 2.00.41.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 39 17 6 52
Kevin McHale 34 13 5 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 11

games
11

games
6

games
11

games
2

games
Kevin McHale 4

games
3

games
4

games
2

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
5

games
2

games
4

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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. 20, 1985
1. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 17 9 3 0 0 1 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 22 7 1 2 2 3 2 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 28, 1985
2. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 6 9 1 0 0 5 5 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 24 4 2 1 2 2 5 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1987
3. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 15 0 4 2 2 4 38 11-25 .440 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 89   Kevin McHale 15 6 4 0 2 4 2 40 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1987
4. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 20 6 1 2 2 0 4 30 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 33 7 2 0 1 2 2 31 12-15 .800 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
5. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 31 12 3 5 0 4 4 43 15-30 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 20 13 1 0 1 3 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 04, 1988
6. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 25 17 3 1 0 2 6 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 24 6 3 0 3 2 3 34 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
7. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 27 11 2 2 0 2 5 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 19 4 2 0 2 1 5 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 16, 1989
8. Jazz 129   Karl Malone 36 11 1 3 0 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 26 8 1 0 0 4 2 34 10-14 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
9. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 39 12 3 2 0 4 5 40 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 14-17 .824
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 19 7 3 0 3 1 2 35 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 21, 1990
10. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 27 10 1 2 1 3 1 28 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 34 9 1 1 4 2 3 38 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1990
11. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 17 9 6 1 0 4 3 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 14 3 0 1 1 1 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 13, 1991
12. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 14 5 0 2 4 5 44 15-23 .652 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 20 10 4 0 2 1 2 41 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1991
13. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 39 8 1 2 0 1 2 40 15-24 .625 1-1 1.000 8-12 .667
Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 18 8 5 1 2 1 2 24 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 17, 1992
14. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 30 13 3 2 2 4 3 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Celtics 83   Kevin McHale 14 6 0 0 0 0 2 27 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1992
15. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 29 9 3 2 0 1 5 39 7-19 .368 0-0 - 15-18 .833
Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 15 12 1 0 0 2 0 32 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-2 .500