Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Battle and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Battle 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 15 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 9-6 winning record over John Battle. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Battle
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
John Battle:
1985-86 to 1994-95
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Battle
6
6
0
Karl Malone
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 9.5 1.1 2.1 0.30.1
Karl Malone 23.6 11.4 2.71.80.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 27 3 6 11
Karl Malone 32 17 6 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 2

games		 0

games		 4

games		 1

game		1

game
Karl Malone 13

games 		15

games		 9

games		 11

games		8

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		6

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
%
Nov. 23, 1985
1. Hawks 106   John Battle 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 08 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 14 10 2 0 1 4 3 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 19, 1986
2. Hawks 105   John Battle 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 08 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Jazz 109   Karl Malone 16 12 2 3 2 5 6 44 7-19 .368 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1987
3. Hawks 122   John Battle 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 25 10 0 1 1 5 5 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-11 .636
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1987
4. Hawks 130   John Battle 27 2 6 1 0 3 2 32 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 8-11 .727
OT Jazz 124   Karl Malone 31 17 1 5 2 4 1 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 15-20 .750
Jan. 30, 1988
5. Hawks 109   John Battle 13 0 4 0 0 5 4 26 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 32 13 4 0 0 7 5 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 14-16 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1989
6. Hawks 94   John Battle 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 20 9 1 4 0 4 4 38 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 05, 1989
7. Hawks 83   John Battle 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 14 9 2 2 0 4 5 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
8. Hawks 114   John Battle 27 3 1 0 0 2 3 30 10-13 .769 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 7 2 3 1 6 6 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1990
9. Hawks 105   John Battle 19 3 6 1 1 2 0 21 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 87   Karl Malone 17 9 2 2 0 1 2 35 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 29, 1991
10. Hawks 105   John Battle 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 29 16 6 2 1 7 3 46 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1991
11. Cavaliers 113   John Battle 12 2 2 1 0 2 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 22 7 5 1 0 0 1 40 7-20 .350 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Feb. 11, 1992
12. Cavaliers 109   John Battle 15 1 2 1 0 3 0 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 26 17 5 0 0 3 2 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1993
13. Cavaliers 96   John Battle 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 28 13 5 2 0 4 4 34 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1994
14. Cavaliers 92   John Battle 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 28 10 1 1 3 5 4 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 8-12 .667
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1995
15. Cavaliers 84   John Battle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 28 12 3 1 1 3 4 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 8-11 .727
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