Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley 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:
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They faced each other a total of 49 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 29-20 winning record over Charles Barkley, including a 6-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Barkley
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
49 Games played
39 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
20
16
4
Karl Malone
29
23
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 17.3 9.8 3.6 1.30.5
Karl Malone 23.8 10.4 3.01.30.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 43 21 11 52
Karl Malone 44 21 6 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 9

games		 18

games		 28

games		 15

games		10

games
Karl Malone 39

games 		30

games		 14

games		 18

games		20

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 7

games		 16

games		19

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
%
Dec. 20, 1985
1. 76ers 112   Charles Barkley 14 6 2 1 1 6 5 29 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 19 7 3 1 0 3 4 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 29, 1986
2. 76ers 86   Charles Barkley 7 6 5 1 0 6 6 33 1-8 .125 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 10 7 2 2 2 6 3 34 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1986
3. 76ers 111   Charles Barkley 23 21 7 3 0 7 4 40 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 23 7 0 1 0 3 4 39 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jan. 02, 1987
4. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 30 14 2 1 0 2 4 44 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 12 6 1 1 1 4 4 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1987
5. 76ers 106   Charles Barkley 43 14 5 3 0 6 5 45 15-20 .750 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 17 7 1 2 0 4 4 43 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jan. 06, 1988
6. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 23 13 5 1 1 3 3 41 5-12 .417 2-6 .333 11-16 .688
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
%
Dec. 17, 1988
7. 76ers 119   Charles Barkley 24 9 4 2 2 6 6 37 10-15 .667 0-3 .000 4-8 .500
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 44 13 1 3 2 5 5 41 15-22 .682 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Dec. 30, 1988
8. 76ers 95   Charles Barkley 24 8 2 5 0 6 5 36 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 7-10 .700
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 32 13 5 2 1 3 3 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 12-16 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1990
9. 76ers 114   Charles Barkley 16 8 5 2 0 3 0 27 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 89   Karl Malone 29 10 3 1 0 3 4 34 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 10-11 .909
Feb. 19, 1990
10. 76ers 102   Charles Barkley 28 10 2 0 0 3 4 36 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 34 8 5 1 0 2 3 37 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1991
11. 76ers 99   Charles Barkley 35 10 1 0 1 3 2 43 12-23 .522 1-4 .250 10-15 .667
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 24 12 6 0 2 2 5 40 10-23 .435 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 03, 1991
12. 76ers 92   Charles Barkley 14 6 5 1 0 4 3 40 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Jazz 95   Karl Malone 35 12 2 1 2 4 2 41 15-23 .652 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1991
13. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 25 14 7 3 0 6 2 43 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 30 9 1 3 2 0 0 43 10-22 .455 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 25, 1992
14. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 23 11 0 1 0 4 6 35 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 28 10 6 1 0 1 3 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1992
15. Suns 102   Charles Barkley 25 14 5 1 1 7 3 41 9-16 .563 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 32 9 4 1 1 5 4 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 9-11 .818
Feb. 26, 1993
16. Suns 113   Charles Barkley 29 11 11 5 1 2 5 44 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 24 12 2 1 0 1 5 41 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-9 .556
Apr. 11, 1993
17. Suns 112   Charles Barkley 21 7 6 4 1 1 4 37 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 22 10 6 1 0 4 4 38 9-22 .409 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1993
18. Suns 120   Charles Barkley 25 12 2 0 2 2 3 35 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 13 6 1 1 1 6 5 26 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jan. 05, 1994
19. Suns 107   Charles Barkley 23 11 8 1 1 4 3 33 8-12 .667 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 15 5 6 3 0 4 3 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 25, 1994
20. Suns 87   Charles Barkley 21 4 3 2 1 1 2 37 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 18 7 1 0 1 2 5 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 1994
21. Suns 92   Charles Barkley 19 11 2 3 0 3 3 38 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 30 6 0 4 0 1 3 44 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1995
22. Suns 108   Charles Barkley 10 6 5 0 1 0 2 18 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 30 17 2 1 1 4 3 42 12-23 .522 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Feb. 19, 1995
23. Suns 110   Charles Barkley 35 9 2 1 0 3 5 38 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 11-11 1.000
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 30 9 3 1 2 3 2 44 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 28, 1995
24. Suns 102   Charles Barkley 18 6 2 2 2 1 4 43 7-23 .304 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 26 16 2 2 1 6 4 42 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1995
25. Suns 105   Charles Barkley 16 9 3 0 0 2 6 35 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 0-3 .000
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 25 12 4 1 1 4 4 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Feb. 26, 1996
26. Suns 87   Charles Barkley 17 6 4 1 0 1 2 30 6-12 .500 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 28 9 3 1 1 0 4 36 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Apr. 04, 1996
27. Suns 107   Charles Barkley 15 11 4 1 2 4 5 41 3-12 .250 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 17 7 2 0 0 2 3 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 10, 1996
28. Suns 79   Charles Barkley 12 7 3 1 0 5 4 29 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 15 10 0 0 0 1 2 32 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1996
29. Rockets 75   Charles Barkley 9 20 4 4 2 5 2 44 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Jazz 72   Karl Malone 16 14 4 1 0 1 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 09, 1996
30. Rockets 91   Charles Barkley 8 18 2 2 2 1 4 40 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 32 11 5 1 1 3 2 39 13-21 .619 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Jan. 25, 1997
31. Rockets 100   Charles Barkley 10 11 8 0 0 2 4 44 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 1-3 .333
OT Jazz 105   Karl Malone 27 17 6 2 0 2 3 45 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Apr. 11, 1997
32. Rockets 83   Charles Barkley 10 9 2 0 0 2 5 31 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 28 13 5 1 0 3 3 34 9-19 .474 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 1997
33. Rockets 86   Charles Barkley 12 8 4 0 1 1 3 37 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 21 13 2 1 0 5 3 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-11 .818
May. 21, 1997
34. Rockets 92   Charles Barkley 16 12 2 2 0 0 6 34 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 6-10 .600
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 24 15 1 1 2 2 4 41 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-10 .600
May. 23, 1997
35. Rockets 118   Charles Barkley 19 16 4 1 1 5 4 43 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 21 6 2 0 2 3 2 38 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
May. 25, 1997
36. Rockets 95   Charles Barkley 20 16 3 0 0 3 3 41 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 22 10 5 3 0 3 4 41 10-28 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 27, 1997
37. Rockets 91   Charles Barkley 10 7 5 1 0 3 4 40 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 14 4 0 1 3 3 44 11-22 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 29, 1997
38. Rockets 100   Charles Barkley 20 7 5 1 1 5 3 39 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 11 5 3 2 1 2 43 11-24 .458 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1997
39. Rockets 103   Charles Barkley 11 7 3 2 0 1 3 40 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 20 10 6 2 0 4 3 41 10-15 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1998
40. Rockets 100   Charles Barkley 10 6 3 0 0 2 4 31 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 2-6 .333
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 21 9 1 0 0 0 3 41 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 09, 1998
41. Rockets 93   Charles Barkley 10 11 3 0 0 3 5 42 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 29 21 6 1 1 2 3 42 10-18 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1998
42. Rockets 103   Charles Barkley 12 6 2 1 0 1 4 27 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 25 11 1 1 3 2 5 42 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 25, 1998
43. Rockets 90   Charles Barkley 8 7 1 1 0 3 6 26 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 29 10 1 3 0 2 2 37 8-19 .421 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Apr. 29, 1998
44. Rockets 89   Charles Barkley 8 6 1 2 0 1 2 25 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 19 14 1 1 1 5 3 43 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
May. 01, 1998
45. Rockets 71   Charles Barkley 8 2 0 1 0 1 0 9 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 29 13 0 1 2 3 4 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1999
46. Rockets 87   Charles Barkley 9 11 1 0 0 2 1 36 2-11 .182 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 16 7 4 1 0 3 2 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1999
47. Rockets 76   Charles Barkley 6 11 3 0 0 1 5 36 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 16 10 2 1 2 4 3 36 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 30, 1999
48. Rockets 78   Charles Barkley 10 11 1 0 0 2 5 40 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 25 13 5 0 2 1 3 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1999
49. Rockets 82   Charles Barkley 8 5 6 0 0 1 1 34 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 21 8 5 3 2 6 4 37 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
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