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

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards 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 23 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 14-9 winning record over James Edwards, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Edwards
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
23 Games played
18 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Edwards
9
7
2
Karl Malone
14
11
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 9.1 3.9 0.6 0.20.6
Karl Malone 25.9 10.6 3.11.01.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 21 12 2 12
Karl Malone 44 18 8 65
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 2

games		 3

games		 1

game		 0

games		6

games
Karl Malone 21

games 		19

games		 19

games		 11

games		9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 12

games		8

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. 06, 1985
1. Suns 111   James Edwards 14 10 2 0 2 3 3 33 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 12 10 0 0 0 5 4 32 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 22, 1986
2. Suns 97   James Edwards 11 9 0 1 2 3 5 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 15 14 8 2 0 9 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1987
3. Suns 92   James Edwards 13 9 0 0 1 5 6 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 23 4 3 1 1 4 3 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Nov. 18, 1987
4. Suns 90   James Edwards 16 12 2 1 2 6 1 37 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jazz 80   Karl Malone 20 7 3 1 2 5 5 35 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1989
5. Pistons 96   James Edwards 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 27 8 4 0 0 1 4 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Mar. 29, 1989
6. Pistons 108   James Edwards 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Jazz 104   Karl Malone 26 10 3 0 1 6 6 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
7. Pistons 91   James Edwards 12 4 1 0 0 1 4 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 27 6 2 0 0 2 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Feb. 04, 1990
8. Pistons 115   James Edwards 21 7 0 0 2 1 3 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jazz 83   Karl Malone 19 6 1 0 1 4 1 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1990
9. Pistons 85   James Edwards 5 3 1 0 0 4 5 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 23 9 4 0 0 1 3 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Mar. 01, 1991
10. Pistons 92   James Edwards 12 2 0 0 0 1 4 18 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 32 7 2 1 2 3 2 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 14-17 .824
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1991
11. Clippers 84   James Edwards 6 6 2 1 1 2 5 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 31 14 4 1 0 4 1 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Dec. 13, 1991
12. Clippers 102   James Edwards 16 1 1 0 0 1 5 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Jazz 101   Karl Malone 25 15 7 0 0 7 4 46 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 26, 1991
13. Clippers 115   James Edwards 7 4 0 0 1 1 5 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 123   Karl Malone 23 12 3 0 0 4 5 26 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 25, 1992
14. Clippers 101   James Edwards 12 0 1 0 0 0 3 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 33 9 1 1 3 3 1 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 15-17 .882
1992 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1992
15. Clippers 97   James Edwards 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 32 10 3 1 1 2 3 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Apr. 26, 1992
16. Clippers 92   James Edwards 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 32 13 0 2 3 3 5 45 7-19 .368 0-0 - 18-22 .818
Apr. 28, 1992
17. Clippers 98   James Edwards 8 3 2 1 0 1 2 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 22 10 6 2 2 2 5 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 03, 1992
18. Clippers 115   James Edwards 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 44 11 2 0 0 3 4 46 11-18 .611 0-0 - 22-24 .917
May. 04, 1992
19. Clippers 89   James Edwards 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 19 16 3 1 5 2 2 44 5-17 .294 0-0 - 9-14 .643
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1993
20. Lakers 94   James Edwards 7 0 0 1 0 1 3 09 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 27 18 3 1 0 3 1 39 9-22 .409 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Apr. 21, 1993
21. Lakers 102   James Edwards 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 15 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 31 10 5 1 2 0 2 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1994
22. Lakers 103   James Edwards 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 14 1 2 0 1 5 43 10-17 .588 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 24, 1994
23. Lakers 97   James Edwards 8 5 0 0 0 1 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 10 3 6 1 3 3 28 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
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