Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rick Carlisle and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rick Carlisle and Karl Malone 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 Rick Carlisle. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Carlisle:
1984-85 to 1989-90
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rick Carlisle
2
2
0
Karl Malone
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Carlisle 2.2 0.8 1.4 0.60.2
Karl Malone 20.6 11.8 1.21.40.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Carlisle 4 2 2 21
Karl Malone 25 17 3 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Carlisle 0

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0

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3

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0

games
1

game
Karl Malone 5

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5

games
1

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1

game
2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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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. Celtics 115   Rick Carlisle 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Jazz 106   Karl Malone 17 9 3 0 0 1 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1987
2. Celtics 89   Rick Carlisle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 15 0 4 2 2 4 38 11-25 .440 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1987
3. Celtics 123   Rick Carlisle 3 2 2 2 0 4 2 15 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 20 6 1 2 2 0 4 30 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1987
4. Knicks 92   Rick Carlisle 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 11 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 19 12 1 0 0 5 3 31 7-20 .350 0-0 - 5-12 .417
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1989
5. Nets 68   Rick Carlisle 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 04 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 22 17 1 1 0 10 3 30 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 4-6 .667