Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Albert King and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Albert King 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 9 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 5-4 winning record over Albert King. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Albert King:
1981-82 to 1991-92
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Albert King
4
4
0
Karl Malone
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Albert King 10.7 3.9 2.6 0.60.4
Karl Malone 18.1 9.1 2.71.30.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Albert King 20 8 4 22
Karl Malone 32 15 4 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Albert King 3

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
2

games
Karl Malone 5

games
8

games
3

games
5

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
4

games
3

games
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
%
Dec. 18, 1985
1. Nets 113   Albert King 9 2 2 0 0 0 4 19 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 2 7 3 1 0 4 5 23 0-10 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 23, 1986
2. Nets 106   Albert King 19 5 2 2 1 0 3 25 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 18 8 4 1 2 3 4 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-9 .444
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1986
3. Nets 78   Albert King 6 2 3 1 0 3 4 26 3-15 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 4 6 1 1 1 1 4 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1987
4. 76ers 106   Albert King 8 0 1 1 1 0 2 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 17 7 1 2 0 4 4 43 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jan. 06, 1988
5. 76ers 116   Albert King 12 6 3 0 2 2 4 33 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 12 6 3 1 1 4 5 33 4-14 .286 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1988
6. Spurs 95   Albert King 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 25 7 3 1 0 3 3 41 8-23 .348 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Jan. 12, 1989
7. Spurs 91   Albert King 12 5 4 0 0 1 1 22 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 31 15 4 0 0 3 4 33 14-17 .824 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 25, 1989
8. Spurs 103   Albert King 8 3 4 0 0 2 4 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 22 14 2 3 0 2 4 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 18, 1989
9. Spurs 93   Albert King 20 8 3 0 0 3 2 29 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 32 12 3 2 1 7 5 36 11-22 .500 0-0 - 10-13 .769