Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Jim Paxson 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 14 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has an 8-6 winning record over Jim Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
8
8
0
Jim Paxson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.7 11.5 3.1 1.10.9
Jim Paxson 9.0 1.6 2.00.90.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 19 7 34
Jim Paxson 22 4 5 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 12

games		 14

games		 9

games		 5

games		7

games
Jim Paxson 1

game 		0

games		 2

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 5

games		7

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. 15, 1985
1. Jazz 133   Karl Malone 8 10 3 0 4 3 2 33 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 118   Jim Paxson 11 2 1 1 0 1 3 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 11, 1985
2. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 20 10 4 0 0 5 5 28 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1986
3. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 24 9 3 1 0 7 5 27 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 7 3 1 1 0 3 0 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 05, 1986
4. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 21 10 2 3 0 2 3 24 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 103   Jim Paxson 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
5. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 24 17 2 0 1 1 5 35 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Trail Blazers 110   Jim Paxson 22 4 5 2 0 0 4 28 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 6-10 .600
Nov. 16, 1986
6. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 14 7 3 2 1 2 5 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 124   Jim Paxson 14 2 2 2 0 4 0 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 13, 1987
7. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 38 16 6 1 0 1 3 39 17-29 .586 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 11 2 3 2 0 1 0 19 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 29, 1987
8. Jazz 120   Karl Malone 21 10 3 3 0 2 4 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 114   Jim Paxson 6 2 3 2 0 4 4 24 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1987
9. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 22 12 2 0 3 3 3 31 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 16 1 3 1 0 0 2 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1988
10. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 41 19 7 0 1 5 4 43 16-26 .615 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Trail Blazers 123   Jim Paxson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1988
11. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 20 8 3 0 2 8 2 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 94   Jim Paxson 7 2 3 0 0 0 3 38 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
12. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 27 11 2 2 0 2 5 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Celtics 112   Jim Paxson 6 3 1 0 0 1 2 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
13. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 39 12 3 2 0 4 5 40 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 14-17 .824
Celtics 113   Jim Paxson 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1990
14. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 27 10 1 2 1 3 1 28 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 103   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
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