Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bruce Bowen and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bruce Bowen 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Karl Malone won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Bruce Bowen
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bruce Bowen:
1996-97 to 2008-09
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
20 Games played
14 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Bruce Bowen
10
8
2
Karl Malone
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bruce Bowen 6.6 3.1 0.8 0.90.5
Karl Malone 16.3 9.5 3.81.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bruce Bowen 15 7 3 32
Karl Malone 32 19 10 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bruce Bowen 2

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		7

games
Karl Malone 17

games 		20

games		 16

games		 11

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 6

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1998
1. Celtics 100   Bruce Bowen 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 118   Karl Malone 31 12 4 2 0 1 2 38 11-16 .688 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 04, 1998
2. Celtics 94   Bruce Bowen 9 6 1 3 0 1 2 31 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 32 15 2 3 1 6 4 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 12-16 .750
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2000
3. Heat 87   Bruce Bowen 8 0 0 1 0 1 4 34 2-8 .250 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Jazz 80   Karl Malone 21 11 3 1 0 2 3 43 9-24 .375 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 01, 2000
4. Heat 92   Bruce Bowen 5 0 1 0 1 2 5 30 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 27 8 5 1 0 3 4 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2001
5. Spurs 100   Bruce Bowen 5 3 2 0 1 2 1 24 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Jazz 80   Karl Malone 31 8 1 2 0 3 2 33 12-24 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 17, 2002
6. Spurs 86   Bruce Bowen 6 2 3 3 1 1 0 31 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Jazz 84   Karl Malone 15 8 4 3 2 1 3 41 3-13 .231 0-0 - 9-10 .900
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2002
7. Spurs 107   Bruce Bowen 4 6 0 1 1 0 3 17 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-4 .000
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 7 9 4 0 0 2 4 31 1-16 .063 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 24, 2003
8. Spurs 91   Bruce Bowen 13 5 1 0 0 0 2 34 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 18 10 4 1 0 2 3 39 8-22 .364 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 29, 2003
9. Spurs 101   Bruce Bowen 15 3 0 1 0 2 0 30 5-9 .556 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000
Jazz 81   Karl Malone 11 4 7 2 0 2 3 31 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 2003
10. Spurs 91   Bruce Bowen 0 5 2 1 0 1 3 31 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 83   Karl Malone 20 7 2 3 1 0 1 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2003
11. Spurs 117   Bruce Bowen 11 5 0 0 1 1 1 43 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
2OT Lakers 120   Karl Malone 15 19 5 1 0 2 6 43 6-17 .353 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nov. 28, 2003
12. Spurs 87   Bruce Bowen 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   Karl Malone 10 11 10 0 1 1 2 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 03, 2003
13. Spurs 86   Bruce Bowen 11 5 1 0 1 2 3 36 5-8 .625 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Lakers 90   Karl Malone 16 10 2 1 0 0 4 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2004
14. Spurs 95   Bruce Bowen 12 3 1 2 2 1 3 40 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 89   Karl Malone 12 9 4 3 0 0 5 42 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 02, 2004
15. Spurs 88   Bruce Bowen 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Lakers 78   Karl Malone 10 11 5 0 0 3 3 43 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 05, 2004
16. Spurs 95   Bruce Bowen 4 7 0 2 0 0 4 34 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 1-4 .250
Lakers 85   Karl Malone 13 9 0 0 1 5 2 44 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 09, 2004
17. Spurs 81   Bruce Bowen 9 1 2 1 0 0 3 28 3-9 .333 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Lakers 105   Karl Malone 13 6 5 3 0 2 3 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 11, 2004
18. Spurs 90   Bruce Bowen 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Karl Malone 9 7 6 0 0 2 2 41 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 13, 2004
19. Spurs 73   Bruce Bowen 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 28 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-1 .000
Lakers 74   Karl Malone 7 12 3 0 0 2 4 43 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 15, 2004
20. Spurs 76   Bruce Bowen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 88   Karl Malone 8 3 0 4 0 2 4 38 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-8 .500
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