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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and John 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. John Paxson has an 8-7 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
7
7
0
John Paxson
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.7 11.3 2.7 1.11.1
John Paxson 9.5 1.0 3.41.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 34 21 5 32
John Paxson 27 3 7 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 15

games
15

games
5

games
7

games
11

games
John Paxson 0

games
0

games
8

games
4

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
4

games
4

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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. 21, 1985
1. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 19 10 1 1 0 3 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Bulls 117   John Paxson 4 1 6 1 0 0 1 19 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1986
2. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 24 10 3 0 2 2 4 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Bulls 94   John Paxson 2 2 6 0 0 2 4 28 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1986
3. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 17 9 2 1 2 1 3 34 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Bulls 89   John Paxson 10 1 4 1 0 1 3 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
4. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 33 14 3 0 0 3 4 42 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 11-15 .733
Bulls 105   John Paxson 19 1 4 2 0 0 3 33 9-16 .563 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Jan. 09, 1988
5. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 25 8 2 1 1 4 4 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Bulls 113   John Paxson 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 23 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1988
6. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 19 8 3 3 2 2 4 45 9-23 .391 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bulls 93   John Paxson 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 12 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1989
7. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 30 7 3 1 2 2 5 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Bulls 92   John Paxson 9 2 7 0 1 1 4 34 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
8. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 29 10 0 2 0 3 3 38 10-20 .500 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Bulls 107   John Paxson 27 0 3 3 0 3 2 31 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 08, 1990
9. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 27 19 5 2 0 6 4 41 7-21 .333 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Bulls 94   John Paxson 9 2 3 1 0 1 4 29 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
10. Jazz 82   Karl Malone 28 19 2 2 1 2 2 39 12-27 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bulls 84   John Paxson 8 1 0 1 0 2 4 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1991
11. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 19 7 4 0 1 2 5 44 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bulls 99   John Paxson 10 1 4 2 0 1 1 25 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1992
12. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 17 8 0 0 1 5 3 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 105   John Paxson 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 03, 1992
13. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 34 21 5 2 1 6 4 57 11-25 .440 0-0 - 12-13 .923
3OT Bulls 123   John Paxson 16 3 4 1 0 2 3 46 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1994
14. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 26 10 3 1 2 2 4 47 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Bulls 107   John Paxson 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 16 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1994
15. Jazz 85   Karl Malone 24 10 5 1 2 2 4 46 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Bulls 94   John Paxson 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -