Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Ed Nealy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Ed Nealy 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 22 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 14-8 winning record over Ed Nealy, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Ed Nealy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Nealy:
1982-83 to 1992-93
22 Games played
20 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
14
12
2
Ed Nealy
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 29.0 12.1 3.0 1.00.5
Ed Nealy 2.6 3.4 0.50.50.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 43 20 7 43
Ed Nealy 23 12 2 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 22

games		 21

games		 17

games		 10

games		9

games
Ed Nealy 0

games 		1

game		 2

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 8

games		12

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1987
1. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 9 5 1 2 0 1 4 36 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Spurs 102   Ed Nealy 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 14, 1987
2. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 21 8 3 2 1 3 6 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Spurs 95   Ed Nealy 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1987
3. Jazz 144   Karl Malone 29 11 6 0 0 2 3 37 13-18 .722 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Spurs 133   Ed Nealy 23 12 1 1 0 1 2 34 9-15 .600 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1987
4. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 26 18 2 0 0 3 3 42 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Spurs 104   Ed Nealy 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1987
5. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 9 6 2 0 0 2 5 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 120   Ed Nealy 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1988
6. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 28 17 2 0 0 2 2 38 9-24 .375 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Spurs 106   Ed Nealy 6 5 2 0 0 1 3 26 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1988
7. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 38 13 7 0 1 2 2 38 15-18 .833 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Spurs 106   Ed Nealy 6 6 2 3 0 0 1 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1988
8. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 34 20 5 3 0 3 1 44 14-27 .519 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 113   Ed Nealy 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1988
9. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 38 15 5 3 1 7 3 39 16-20 .800 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 82   Ed Nealy 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1989
10. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 19 7 0 4 0 4 5 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Suns 104   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1989
11. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 35 8 1 2 0 2 4 33 14-24 .583 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 92   Ed Nealy 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1990
12. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 27 19 5 2 0 6 4 41 7-21 .333 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Bulls 94   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
13. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 33 10 4 0 1 3 5 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Suns 119   Ed Nealy 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 03, 1990
14. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 29 14 3 1 0 3 3 39 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 14-19 .737
Suns 101   Ed Nealy 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1991
15. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 29 12 3 1 1 2 3 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Suns 99   Ed Nealy 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 18 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1991
16. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 27 8 2 0 1 6 4 30 9-12 .750 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Suns 131   Ed Nealy 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
17. Jazz 129   Karl Malone 27 10 3 1 3 3 1 36 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 90   Ed Nealy 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1991
18. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 38 13 4 0 0 3 4 46 13-31 .419 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
Suns 93   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1991
19. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 41 13 4 0 2 6 6 43 15-21 .714 0-0 - 11-16 .688
OT Suns 134   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1992
20. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 43 16 1 1 0 1 3 45 13-23 .565 0-0 - 17-21 .810
OT Suns 116   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1992
21. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 13 2 0 1 3 2 45 6-13 .462 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Suns 114   Ed Nealy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1992
22. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 32 11 0 0 0 5 3 37 10-21 .476 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Suns 94   Ed Nealy 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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