Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Buck Johnson and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Buck Johnson 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 / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 29 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 17-12 winning record over Buck Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Buck Johnson:
1986-87 to 1992-93
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
29 Games played
29 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Buck Johnson
12
12
0
Karl Malone
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 7.6 3.1 1.3 0.50.8
Karl Malone 27.4 11.3 2.71.60.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 23 8 5 24
Karl Malone 37 18 7 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 1

game
0

games
6

games
4

games
9

games
Karl Malone 28

games
28

games
20

games
17

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
3

games
8

games
9

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1986
1. Rockets 104   Buck Johnson 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 06 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 23 8 1 1 1 4 4 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Feb. 21, 1987
2. Rockets 94   Buck Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 81   Karl Malone 14 7 0 0 1 3 3 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 21, 1987
3. Rockets 108   Buck Johnson 5 2 4 0 1 3 1 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 125   Karl Malone 35 8 2 0 1 3 4 38 16-24 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
4. Rockets 96   Buck Johnson 9 2 1 2 3 1 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 118   Karl Malone 35 9 1 1 0 1 4 35 16-30 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 10, 1987
5. Rockets 98   Buck Johnson 6 3 0 1 2 0 4 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 21 8 0 2 0 4 5 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Mar. 01, 1988
6. Rockets 112   Buck Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 34 17 4 2 0 5 5 44 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Apr. 07, 1988
7. Rockets 113   Buck Johnson 13 1 0 0 1 1 2 14 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 33 12 1 2 0 4 4 40 14-29 .483 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Apr. 23, 1988
8. Rockets 107   Buck Johnson 7 5 0 0 0 2 0 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 125   Karl Malone 31 15 2 2 0 4 3 45 10-26 .385 0-0 - 11-14 .786
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1988
9. Rockets 106   Buck Johnson 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 25 10 2 2 0 7 6 45 10-24 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nov. 23, 1988
10. Rockets 108   Buck Johnson 4 4 1 1 0 2 5 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 33 12 2 4 1 9 5 42 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Jan. 03, 1989
11. Rockets 104   Buck Johnson 11 4 2 1 0 2 3 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 35 10 0 4 1 3 1 43 13-22 .591 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 08, 1989
12. Rockets 80   Buck Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 117   Karl Malone 29 14 3 1 2 4 3 37 10-15 .667 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Mar. 24, 1989
13. Rockets 99   Buck Johnson 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 24 13 3 3 1 3 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Apr. 14, 1989
14. Rockets 96   Buck Johnson 10 0 1 0 0 2 5 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 122   Karl Malone 35 5 6 3 0 3 4 35 11-15 .733 0-0 - 13-16 .813
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
15. Rockets 100   Buck Johnson 16 4 0 0 1 2 2 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 21 10 2 0 0 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Dec. 09, 1989
16. Rockets 90   Buck Johnson 8 7 0 0 1 2 4 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 25 14 5 0 1 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 23, 1990
17. Rockets 94   Buck Johnson 10 3 4 1 4 2 6 34 2-13 .154 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 37 18 2 0 1 3 4 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 13-18 .722
Apr. 14, 1990
18. Rockets 103   Buck Johnson 11 6 3 1 1 7 3 46 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 7 7 1 0 0 3 2 16 2-12 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 22, 1990
19. Rockets 100   Buck Johnson 3 2 1 0 1 0 6 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 20 11 3 0 1 4 2 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1990
20. Rockets 92   Buck Johnson 22 8 5 2 0 1 4 31 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 31 13 2 2 0 4 3 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Feb. 12, 1991
21. Rockets 92   Buck Johnson 8 3 4 0 2 1 5 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 26 8 6 1 3 3 1 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Apr. 06, 1991
22. Rockets 97   Buck Johnson 23 5 1 0 2 2 3 33 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 31 15 3 1 1 2 4 44 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1991
23. Rockets 91   Buck Johnson 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 40 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 15 8 2 4 0 3 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 18, 1992
24. Rockets 80   Buck Johnson 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 15 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 34 15 4 6 2 3 2 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Feb. 21, 1992
25. Rockets 97   Buck Johnson 7 5 1 1 0 1 2 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 124   Karl Malone 22 10 7 0 0 2 4 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 15, 1992
26. Rockets 106   Buck Johnson 13 5 2 1 0 1 1 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 16 1 2 1 4 5 42 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 8-13 .615
Apr. 15, 1992
27. Rockets 98   Buck Johnson 4 2 2 1 2 0 5 27 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 130   Karl Malone 29 11 4 1 1 0 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1992
28. Bullets 126   Buck Johnson 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 22 14 5 3 1 6 3 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 10, 1992
29. Bullets 96   Buck Johnson 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 33 9 3 0 1 2 2 32 14-24 .583 0-0 - 5-9 .556