Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving 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.

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They faced each other a total of 4 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 2-2. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
2
2
0
Karl Malone
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 15.5 6.3 4.5 1.80.5
Karl Malone 16.0 6.8 1.51.30.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 18 8 7 41
Karl Malone 23 7 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 2

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2

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3

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1

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Karl Malone 2

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2

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1

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1

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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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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1985
1. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 18 8 7 1 1 5 2 39 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Julius Erving 12 8 1 2 0 5 4 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
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   Julius Erving 18 5 7 4 0 3 2 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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   Julius Erving 14 4 3 0 1 2 1 30 7-19 .368 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 12 6 1 1 1 4 4 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-6 .333