Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Larry Nance

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Larry Nance 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 17 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 9-8 winning record over Larry Nance. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Larry Nance
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
9
9
0
Larry Nance
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.6 11.7 2.4 1.20.8
Larry Nance 19.1 9.9 2.51.02.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 34 18 5 33
Larry Nance 30 21 6 36
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 12

games		 13

games		 6

games		 8

games		2

games
Larry Nance 5

games 		4

games		 8

games		 6

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 3

games		4

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. 01, 1985
1. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 11 10 1 2 2 4 4 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Suns 110   Larry Nance 12 5 1 1 2 4 6 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 06, 1985
2. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 12 10 0 0 0 5 4 32 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 111   Larry Nance 28 12 4 1 1 2 4 31 12-15 .800 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1987
3. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 6 0 3 2 2 4 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Suns 102   Larry Nance 30 21 5 2 1 3 2 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 13, 1987
4. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 28 13 2 1 0 0 6 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Suns 105   Larry Nance 26 8 5 2 6 3 0 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 31, 1987
5. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 14 11 1 2 1 5 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 95   Larry Nance 20 10 3 3 4 1 0 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 03, 1987
6. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 34 10 1 0 1 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Suns 112   Larry Nance 28 9 2 0 2 2 3 38 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1988
7. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 29 16 3 3 0 5 3 44 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Suns 103   Larry Nance 21 13 4 0 3 3 3 31 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
8. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 30 12 1 2 1 4 4 42 9-23 .391 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 110   Larry Nance 0 5 1 1 0 1 5 23 0-8 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1989
9. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 25 7 3 1 0 3 4 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Cavaliers 83   Larry Nance 19 10 0 2 1 1 2 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1989
10. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 32 17 3 2 1 1 0 46 12-24 .500 0-0 - 8-14 .571
OT Cavaliers 113   Larry Nance 12 10 5 1 2 2 1 31 6-16 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1991
11. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 24 12 3 0 0 2 3 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Cavaliers 88   Larry Nance 14 10 0 1 0 2 3 41 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 18, 1991
12. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 26 18 3 1 0 2 4 48 7-18 .389 0-0 - 12-18 .667
OT Cavaliers 99   Larry Nance 27 12 0 0 4 1 3 45 13-21 .619 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1991
13. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 22 7 5 1 0 0 1 40 7-20 .350 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Cavaliers 113   Larry Nance 12 9 3 0 2 2 3 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 11, 1992
14. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 26 17 5 0 0 3 2 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Cavaliers 109   Larry Nance 21 12 1 0 2 1 4 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1992
15. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 24 10 3 0 2 2 3 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 121   Larry Nance 23 6 6 1 2 0 1 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 26, 1993
16. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 28 13 5 2 0 4 4 34 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 96   Larry Nance 18 8 1 1 4 2 5 30 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1994
17. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 28 10 1 1 3 5 4 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Cavaliers 92   Larry Nance 14 9 1 1 3 3 5 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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