Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Ed Pinckney

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Ed Pinckney 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 31 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 22-9 winning record over Ed Pinckney. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Pinckney:
1985-86 to 1996-97
31 Games played
31 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
22
22
0
Ed Pinckney
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25.2 11.1 3.1 2.01.1
Ed Pinckney 5.3 4.9 1.10.80.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 16 8 65
Ed Pinckney 14 14 4 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 31

games
28

games
20

games
20

games
13

games
Ed Pinckney 0

games
2

games
5

games
4

games
7

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
6

games
7

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. 01, 1985
1. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 11 10 1 2 2 4 4 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Suns 110   Ed Pinckney 6 2 3 0 0 1 2 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 06, 1985
2. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 12 10 0 0 0 5 4 32 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 111   Ed Pinckney 10 2 0 3 0 0 1 17 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 22, 1986
3. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 15 14 8 2 0 9 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Suns 97   Ed Pinckney 8 4 0 0 0 3 2 17 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1986
4. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 16 11 1 4 0 7 5 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 103   Ed Pinckney 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1986
5. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 27 12 4 6 0 1 2 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Suns 109   Ed Pinckney 10 13 3 1 0 2 4 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
6. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 27 16 4 2 0 7 5 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Suns 123   Ed Pinckney 11 7 3 1 4 2 5 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 10, 1987
7. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 6 0 3 2 2 4 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Suns 102   Ed Pinckney 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 1987
8. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 28 13 2 1 0 0 6 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Suns 105   Ed Pinckney 9 7 1 1 1 2 2 22 0-3 .000 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mar. 31, 1987
9. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 14 11 1 2 1 5 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 95   Ed Pinckney 13 10 2 3 1 1 2 33 4-5 .800 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 03, 1987
10. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 34 10 1 0 1 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Suns 112   Ed Pinckney 6 3 1 2 1 2 4 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1987
11. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 22 10 4 2 0 5 4 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 100   Ed Pinckney 10 9 2 3 1 2 2 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 05, 1987
12. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 23 11 2 3 1 6 4 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Kings 117   Ed Pinckney 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 02, 1988
13. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 26 11 0 3 2 1 5 34 12-25 .480 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Kings 107   Ed Pinckney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1988
14. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 25 10 4 2 1 3 3 35 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Kings 91   Ed Pinckney 6 4 0 0 1 1 3 09 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 29, 1988
15. Jazz 115   Karl Malone 41 15 3 0 2 2 2 41 15-20 .750 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Kings 110   Ed Pinckney 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1988
16. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 29 10 5 0 0 2 3 38 12-16 .750 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Kings 97   Ed Pinckney 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
17. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 35 11 4 4 5 5 3 36 14-21 .667 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Kings 81   Ed Pinckney 0 4 1 0 0 2 3 20 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 1988
18. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 26 14 3 3 3 2 2 30 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Kings 73   Ed Pinckney 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 28, 1988
19. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 21 16 4 3 4 4 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 80   Ed Pinckney 14 11 4 2 1 2 3 29 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
20. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 39 12 3 2 0 4 5 40 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 14-17 .824
Celtics 113   Ed Pinckney 2 0 2 2 1 1 4 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1990
21. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 27 10 1 2 1 3 1 28 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 103   Ed Pinckney 2 3 2 0 1 1 3 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1990
22. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 17 9 6 1 0 4 3 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Celtics 114   Ed Pinckney 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1991
23. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 14 5 0 2 4 5 44 15-23 .652 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Celtics 109   Ed Pinckney 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1991
24. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 39 8 1 2 0 1 2 40 15-24 .625 1-1 1.000 8-12 .667
Celtics 112   Ed Pinckney 7 11 3 1 1 0 1 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 17, 1992
25. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 30 13 3 2 2 4 3 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Celtics 83   Ed Pinckney 4 7 0 1 0 0 1 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1993
26. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 21 10 1 2 1 3 3 39 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Celtics 96   Ed Pinckney 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 22 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1993
27. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 25 15 8 3 0 2 1 49 9-23 .391 0-0 - 7-12 .583
OT Celtics 107   Ed Pinckney 6 14 1 1 3 1 5 35 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1994
28. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 27 4 2 4 0 2 3 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 98   Ed Pinckney 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 03, 1995
29. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 14 8 7 2 1 4 3 28 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 91   Ed Pinckney 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1995
30. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 22 11 3 1 3 7 3 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Raptors 100   Ed Pinckney 10 10 1 0 0 1 4 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 20, 1996
31. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 24 10 5 0 1 5 2 34 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
76ers 84   Ed Pinckney 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500