Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Yao Ming 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 10 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has an 8-2 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Yao Ming
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
8
4
4
Yao Ming
2
1
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 19.7 9.1 4.4 1.80.1
Yao Ming 14.5 7.3 2.20.41.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 33 14 9 31
Yao Ming 25 11 4 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 6

games		 7

games		 8

games		 8

games		0

games
Yao Ming 3

games 		2

games		 0

games		 1

game		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2002
1. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 31 9 6 2 0 1 3 41 14-26 .538 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 18 7 4 2 3 5 2 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 11, 2003
2. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 33 5 9 3 0 2 3 45 13-23 .565 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Rockets 101   Yao Ming 25 10 3 0 1 1 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Feb. 12, 2003
3. Jazz 76   Karl Malone 13 4 3 1 0 0 2 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Yao Ming 15 6 1 0 3 2 2 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 09, 2003
4. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 10 7 4 1 0 1 1 29 2-10 .200 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Rockets 73   Yao Ming 6 5 2 0 0 0 3 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 2004
5. Lakers 93   Karl Malone 20 14 6 2 1 6 3 38 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 85   Yao Ming 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 34 3-15 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2004
6. Lakers 72   Karl Malone 7 11 4 3 0 4 3 38 3-14 .214 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 71   Yao Ming 10 11 3 0 1 2 6 38 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 2004
7. Lakers 98   Karl Malone 17 8 4 1 0 1 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 21 4 3 0 1 4 1 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 23, 2004
8. Lakers 91   Karl Malone 18 11 2 2 0 1 4 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Yao Ming 18 10 2 0 1 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 25, 2004
9. Lakers 92   Karl Malone 30 13 1 3 0 2 4 47 11-17 .647 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Rockets 88   Yao Ming 16 7 1 0 0 3 6 35 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 2004
10. Lakers 97   Karl Malone 18 9 5 0 0 3 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Rockets 78   Yao Ming 10 5 0 2 4 3 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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