Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Michael Phelps

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Michael Phelps 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 8 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 5-3 winning record over Michael Phelps. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Michael Phelps:
1985-86 to 1987-88
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
5
5
0
Michael Phelps
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 20.8 7.9 2.5 1.40.1
Michael Phelps 5.1 0.8 1.10.40.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 38 13 6 31
Michael Phelps 13 3 3 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 8

games
8

games
5

games
4

games
1

game
Michael Phelps 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
7

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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. 30, 1985
1. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 15 6 6 3 1 5 3 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 105   Michael Phelps 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 1986
2. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 0 3 5 42 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 91   Michael Phelps 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 15 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
3. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 22 9 2 0 0 3 3 33 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Michael Phelps 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 24, 1986
4. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 108   Michael Phelps 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1986
5. Jazz 127   Karl Malone 23 12 5 3 0 7 1 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Supersonics 91   Michael Phelps 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1987
6. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 23 6 0 3 0 2 3 31 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 127   Michael Phelps 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 05 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1987
7. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 0 1 4 30 5-18 .278 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 108   Michael Phelps 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1987
8. Jazz 133   Karl Malone 38 13 3 0 0 3 3 32 14-20 .700 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 103   Michael Phelps 13 1 1 0 0 1 3 11 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000