Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Earl Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Earl Watson 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 10 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has an 8-2 winning record over Earl Watson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Earl Watson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Earl Watson:
2001-02 to 2013-14
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
8
8
0
Earl Watson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 19.2 8.1 4.6 2.21.0
Earl Watson 4.3 1.8 3.20.90.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 31 11 8 44
Earl Watson 16 5 7 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 10

games		 10

games		 6

games		 7

games		5

games
Earl Watson 0

games 		0

games		 2

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2001
1. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 28 11 5 4 0 7 3 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 74   Earl Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 2001
2. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 19 6 3 1 1 5 2 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 88   Earl Watson 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 11 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 2002
3. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 17 9 6 2 1 6 2 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 80   Earl Watson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 17 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2002
4. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 13 7 2 2 1 2 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Grizzlies 71   Earl Watson 2 4 2 2 0 1 2 16 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 22, 2002
5. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 17 11 4 2 0 2 3 29 6-7 .857 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Grizzlies 74   Earl Watson 6 3 4 2 0 1 2 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 2003
6. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 31 6 8 4 2 2 4 39 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Grizzlies 84   Earl Watson 16 5 3 3 2 7 4 40 6-15 .400 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Feb. 24, 2003
7. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 22 5 5 3 1 1 1 43 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Grizzlies 103   Earl Watson 5 2 7 1 0 1 2 14 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2003
8. Lakers 95   Karl Malone 13 9 4 3 4 6 2 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Grizzlies 105   Earl Watson 7 0 3 1 0 1 5 13 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nov. 23, 2003
9. Lakers 121   Karl Malone 20 10 3 0 0 0 2 27 6-7 .857 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Grizzlies 89   Earl Watson 4 3 6 0 0 5 2 24 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2004
10. Lakers 103   Karl Malone 12 7 6 1 0 4 4 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Grizzlies 95   Earl Watson 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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