Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Jim Petersen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Jim Petersen 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 26 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 15-11 winning record over Jim Petersen. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Jim Petersen
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Petersen:
1984-85 to 1991-92
26 Games played
26 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
15
15
0
Jim Petersen
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 26.2 11.7 2.6 1.50.8
Jim Petersen 7.1 5.6 0.80.70.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 49 17 7 44
Jim Petersen 18 16 3 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25

games		 21

games		 20

games		 17

games		10

games
Jim Petersen 1

game 		4

games		 2

games		 5

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 4

games		5

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
%
Oct. 25, 1985
1. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 8 6 2 4 0 4 4 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 112   Jim Petersen 5 3 0 0 1 1 4 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 10, 1985
2. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 19 9 1 1 0 6 3 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 134   Jim Petersen 8 6 1 0 1 0 3 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 14, 1985
3. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 22 15 7 2 1 4 2 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Rockets 100   Jim Petersen 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1985
4. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 26 15 3 1 1 1 2 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 106   Jim Petersen 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1986
5. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 29 14 1 0 2 2 4 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Rockets 102   Jim Petersen 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1986
6. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 7 12 2 1 0 2 4 32 3-13 .231 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 97   Jim Petersen 14 16 0 0 1 2 4 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1986
7. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 23 8 1 1 1 4 4 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Jim Petersen 18 11 3 2 3 3 4 44 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 27, 1986
8. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 14 10 2 3 3 2 5 40 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Rockets 96   Jim Petersen 8 9 0 0 3 1 2 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 27, 1987
9. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 24 11 2 2 0 3 4 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Rockets 88   Jim Petersen 8 4 0 1 3 1 3 17 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 21, 1987
10. Jazz 81   Karl Malone 14 7 0 0 1 3 3 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 94   Jim Petersen 12 6 0 0 0 1 3 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1987
11. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 22 12 3 0 0 3 4 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Rockets 85   Jim Petersen 18 8 1 1 0 2 3 45 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 21, 1987
12. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 35 8 2 0 1 3 4 38 16-24 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 108   Jim Petersen 4 8 2 1 0 6 1 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1987
13. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 21 8 0 2 0 4 5 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Rockets 98   Jim Petersen 14 11 1 1 2 3 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1988
14. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 34 17 4 2 0 5 5 44 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Rockets 112   Jim Petersen 5 8 1 0 0 2 3 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 07, 1988
15. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 33 12 1 2 0 4 4 40 14-29 .483 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Rockets 113   Jim Petersen 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 09 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1988
16. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 31 15 2 2 0 4 3 45 10-26 .385 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Rockets 107   Jim Petersen 12 9 2 1 1 1 3 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1988
17. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 26 14 3 3 3 2 2 30 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Kings 73   Jim Petersen 6 4 0 2 1 0 2 25 0-7 .000 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Dec. 28, 1988
18. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 21 16 4 3 4 4 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 80   Jim Petersen 10 4 2 3 0 2 3 28 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1989
19. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 27 10 4 2 2 7 4 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Kings 117   Jim Petersen 11 7 1 4 1 1 4 40 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 23, 1990
20. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 27 17 4 1 0 3 3 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Warriors 91   Jim Petersen 4 4 2 0 1 1 4 18 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 1990
21. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 49 14 4 0 0 4 5 41 17-22 .773 0-0 - 15-21 .714
Warriors 128   Jim Petersen 5 4 2 0 0 1 4 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1990
22. Jazz 135   Karl Malone 35 13 3 1 1 3 3 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Warriors 117   Jim Petersen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1991
23. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 32 10 3 1 0 1 4 41 8-17 .471 0-0 - 16-18 .889
Warriors 104   Jim Petersen 8 3 0 2 2 1 4 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 27, 1991
24. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 38 15 4 2 1 1 4 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 16-18 .889
Warriors 103   Jim Petersen 8 8 1 0 2 0 4 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1991
25. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 32 5 3 1 1 4 3 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Warriors 125   Jim Petersen 3 6 1 0 0 2 5 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1991
26. Jazz 135   Karl Malone 31 11 2 1 0 2 2 34 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Warriors 108   Jim Petersen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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