Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Ricky Sobers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Ricky Sobers 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 5 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 3-2 winning record over Ricky Sobers. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Ricky Sobers:
1975-76 to 1985-86
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
3
3
0
Ricky Sobers
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 16.8 7.0 3.0 1.40.6
Ricky Sobers 5.8 0.8 2.20.60.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25 9 6 32
Ricky Sobers 13 1 5 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 4

games
5

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4

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3

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2

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Ricky Sobers 1

game
0

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1

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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2

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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
%
Dec. 30, 1985
1. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 15 6 6 3 1 5 3 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 105   Ricky Sobers 10 1 4 3 0 2 3 17 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1986
2. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 0 3 5 42 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 91   Ricky Sobers 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 11, 1986
3. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 15 6 4 2 2 4 4 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 105   Ricky Sobers 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 09 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
4. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 22 9 2 0 0 3 3 33 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Ricky Sobers 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1986
5. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 108   Ricky Sobers 13 1 5 0 0 1 3 25 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -