Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Bob Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Bob Thornton 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 8 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 6-2 winning record over Bob Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Bob Thornton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
6
6
0
Bob Thornton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25.6 10.5 4.1 1.40.4
Bob Thornton 3.6 3.6 0.40.60.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 34 13 8 52
Bob Thornton 9 9 1 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 8

games		 8

games		 7

games		 3

games		2

games
Bob Thornton 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

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
%
Feb. 06, 1986
1. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 19 10 5 1 0 4 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-11 .273
Knicks 101   Bob Thornton 8 5 0 0 0 4 5 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1986
2. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 24 13 3 1 0 3 4 40 9-11 .818 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Knicks 97   Bob Thornton 9 6 0 1 0 1 3 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1986
3. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 17 11 4 5 2 6 5 31 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Knicks 96   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1987
4. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 26 10 0 0 0 2 5 40 12-24 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Knicks 99   Bob Thornton 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1988
5. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 32 13 5 2 1 3 3 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 12-16 .750
76ers 95   Bob Thornton 2 9 0 2 0 2 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1990
6. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 29 10 3 1 0 3 4 34 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 10-11 .909
76ers 114   Bob Thornton 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1990
7. Jazz 115   Karl Malone 34 8 5 1 0 2 3 37 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
76ers 102   Bob Thornton 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1990
8. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 9 8 0 0 1 3 40 8-13 .615 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 94   Bob Thornton 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 25 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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