Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Cotton and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Cotton 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 2 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 2-0 winning record over James Cotton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Cotton:
1997-98 to 1998-99
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Cotton
0
0
0
Karl Malone
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Cotton 4.0 1.5 0.0 1.00.0
Karl Malone 24.5 7.0 4.00.51.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Cotton 5 3 0 20
Karl Malone 28 7 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Cotton 0

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Karl Malone 2

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1999
1. Supersonics 80   James Cotton 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 9 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 28 7 6 0 1 1 1 34 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 25, 1999
2. Supersonics 81   James Cotton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 21 7 2 1 1 5 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833