Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Wayne Cooper and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Wayne Cooper 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 28 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 15-13 winning record over Wayne Cooper, but Wayne Cooper won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Wayne Cooper
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Wayne Cooper:
1978-79 to 1991-92
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
28 Games played
27 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Wayne Cooper
13
12
1
Karl Malone
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 6.7 5.9 1.0 0.41.7
Karl Malone 25.5 10.5 3.01.81.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 23 17 5 37
Karl Malone 40 16 7 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 3

games		 4

games		 4

games		 2

games		13

games
Karl Malone 25

games 		22

games		 21

games		 20

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 6

games		11

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
%
Nov. 29, 1985
1. Nuggets 129   Wayne Cooper 15 6 3 0 7 4 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 14 6 4 1 2 3 5 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-7 .286
Jan. 11, 1986
2. Nuggets 114   Wayne Cooper 22 8 0 1 4 1 4 29 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 24 10 3 1 3 3 5 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 21, 1986
3. Nuggets 114   Wayne Cooper 20 16 2 1 3 2 6 40 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Jazz 117   Karl Malone 17 8 1 3 0 3 4 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Mar. 26, 1986
4. Nuggets 101   Wayne Cooper 16 10 0 0 1 1 5 26 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 23 13 5 2 0 4 3 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 1986
5. Nuggets 128   Wayne Cooper 23 17 2 1 1 2 5 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 120   Karl Malone 20 11 4 3 1 5 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-10 .200
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1986
6. Nuggets 103   Wayne Cooper 6 8 1 0 0 0 2 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 15 8 2 0 0 1 4 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 10, 1986
7. Nuggets 110   Wayne Cooper 2 3 0 0 4 1 4 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 24 15 4 2 3 4 2 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Mar. 11, 1987
8. Nuggets 122   Wayne Cooper 4 5 1 0 1 1 5 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 33 8 3 1 0 4 6 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Mar. 23, 1987
9. Nuggets 118   Wayne Cooper 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 122   Karl Malone 33 13 0 1 1 5 6 40 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 10, 1987
10. Nuggets 103   Wayne Cooper 0 4 1 0 1 0 4 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 17 12 2 0 0 6 5 27 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
11. Nuggets 110   Wayne Cooper 8 7 1 1 1 2 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 120   Karl Malone 25 11 1 0 3 3 4 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 29, 1987
12. Nuggets 97   Wayne Cooper 4 9 3 3 2 4 4 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 37 13 2 1 0 4 4 40 14-21 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1989
13. Nuggets 127   Wayne Cooper 7 15 5 1 1 0 6 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 126   Karl Malone 33 10 5 2 2 2 2 42 14-30 .467 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Feb. 14, 1989
14. Nuggets 105   Wayne Cooper 10 6 0 1 5 0 3 25 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 119   Karl Malone 28 14 5 3 3 5 3 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Feb. 24, 1989
15. Nuggets 121   Wayne Cooper 6 12 4 0 4 2 6 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 25 8 3 3 1 3 2 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 25, 1989
16. Nuggets 90   Wayne Cooper 10 5 0 0 2 3 5 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 11 7 4 2 2 3 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Apr. 08, 1989
17. Nuggets 110   Wayne Cooper 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 15 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 34 5 3 3 0 3 5 33 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 12, 1989
18. Nuggets 102   Wayne Cooper 2 7 0 0 2 2 5 17 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 40 13 5 5 2 4 2 43 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 15-16 .938
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1989
19. Trail Blazers 109   Wayne Cooper 4 1 2 0 2 1 6 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 28 9 6 2 0 4 2 39 7-15 .467 2-3 .667 12-14 .857
Jan. 30, 1990
20. Trail Blazers 122   Wayne Cooper 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 30 9 1 0 0 4 3 34 11-17 .647 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Mar. 01, 1990
21. Trail Blazers 102   Wayne Cooper 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jazz 119   Karl Malone 17 12 5 2 2 4 4 35 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1990
22. Trail Blazers 101   Wayne Cooper 10 6 1 0 0 0 3 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 16 0 2 0 1 2 42 15-23 .652 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Jan. 31, 1991
23. Trail Blazers 91   Wayne Cooper 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 24 11 4 1 1 2 1 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Feb. 15, 1991
24. Trail Blazers 117   Wayne Cooper 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 30 11 2 2 0 2 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mar. 15, 1991
25. Trail Blazers 106   Wayne Cooper 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 18 11 3 2 2 5 4 42 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1992
26. Trail Blazers 103   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 30 12 1 2 0 2 2 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 02, 1992
27. Trail Blazers 118   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 86   Karl Malone 10 8 2 2 0 2 1 29 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1992 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1992
28. Trail Blazers 113   Wayne Cooper 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 11 7 2 0 1 3 1 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
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