Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Nate McMillan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Nate McMillan 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 60 times in NBA games. Nate McMillan has a 31-29 winning record over Karl Malone, but Karl Malone won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 9-8 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Nate McMillan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Nate McMillan:
1986-87 to 1997-98
60 Games played
43 in Regular Season
17 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
29
20
9
Nate McMillan
31
23
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 27.1 11.0 3.0 1.60.6
Nate McMillan 5.5 3.4 4.81.80.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 18 10 53
Nate McMillan 17 8 12 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 60

games		 56

games		 18

games		 24

games		24

games
Nate McMillan 0

games 		3

games		 36

games		 27

games		12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		 9

games		24

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
%
Nov. 26, 1986
1. Jazz 127   Karl Malone 23 12 5 3 0 7 1 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Supersonics 91   Nate McMillan 3 1 2 0 0 3 5 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 11, 1987
2. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 23 6 0 3 0 2 3 31 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 127   Nate McMillan 3 6 12 2 1 2 3 26 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 26, 1987
3. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 0 1 4 30 5-18 .278 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 7 7 8 3 1 5 5 32 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 24, 1987
4. Jazz 133   Karl Malone 38 13 3 0 0 3 3 32 14-20 .700 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 2 1 5 3 1 4 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1987
5. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 18 10 0 0 0 4 3 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 4 2 9 3 0 2 4 32 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1987
6. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 22 11 4 0 1 6 3 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 95   Nate McMillan 0 4 7 1 1 2 3 21 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1988
7. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 28 11 1 2 0 10 4 37 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Supersonics 124   Nate McMillan 12 7 9 3 1 3 2 36 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1988
8. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 25 11 2 0 1 4 4 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-16 .563
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 2 2 10 0 0 1 3 22 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1988
9. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 26 13 0 4 0 8 4 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 110   Nate McMillan 2 2 5 3 0 3 5 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1988
10. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 41 18 0 2 0 7 4 46 16-29 .552 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Supersonics 109   Nate McMillan 5 3 10 4 0 2 0 33 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
11. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 10 2 3 0 3 4 45 11-25 .440 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Supersonics 104   Nate McMillan 5 1 5 1 1 5 4 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 29, 1988
12. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 26 11 2 1 1 4 5 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Supersonics 109   Nate McMillan 2 4 10 2 0 1 3 32 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1989
13. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 11 2 0 1 6 4 44 10-20 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Supersonics 101   Nate McMillan 6 6 4 4 1 1 2 31 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 27, 1989
14. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 35 11 3 2 0 2 0 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Supersonics 105   Nate McMillan 9 3 2 0 1 2 1 26 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1990
15. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 36 11 2 0 1 2 5 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 16-18 .889
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1990
16. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 38 16 2 1 0 2 4 37 17-25 .680 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Supersonics 95   Nate McMillan 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1990
17. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 26 17 2 2 1 3 5 41 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Supersonics 101   Nate McMillan 6 2 4 2 0 1 2 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1990
18. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 33 13 0 3 0 2 4 40 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 4 3 3 2 0 2 5 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1990
19. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 30 12 4 1 3 2 3 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Supersonics 96   Nate McMillan 2 2 5 2 1 1 3 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1991
20. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 29 7 5 3 1 5 2 36 9-16 .563 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 6 3 3 4 0 3 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1991
21. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 32 9 2 0 1 2 2 44 11-28 .393 0-0 - 10-14 .714
OT Supersonics 98   Nate McMillan 7 5 2 0 0 1 3 20 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1991
22. Jazz 130   Karl Malone 28 10 6 1 0 1 2 38 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 10 4 3 0 0 1 2 25 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1991
23. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 19 5 3 1 0 4 2 27 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 27, 1992
24. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 35 12 5 1 0 2 3 44 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
OT Supersonics 130   Nate McMillan 12 3 7 3 4 1 4 36 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1992
25. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 7 3 1 0 5 1 41 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 122   Nate McMillan 16 6 8 2 0 1 1 36 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1992 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 06, 1992
26. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 30 10 4 3 1 2 4 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 17 2 8 1 0 4 2 27 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 08, 1992
27. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 28 12 4 0 1 1 4 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 10, 1992
28. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 30 8 3 1 1 3 4 45 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 104   Nate McMillan 8 5 6 0 1 0 1 25 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 1992
29. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 22 8 2 4 0 4 4 43 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Supersonics 83   Nate McMillan 10 3 9 3 0 4 4 33 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
May. 14, 1992
30. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 37 13 1 2 0 3 3 42 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 17-18 .944
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 10 4 12 4 0 0 4 33 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1993
31. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 38 12 2 1 1 3 4 37 12-18 .667 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Supersonics 89   Nate McMillan 9 3 2 2 0 3 3 26 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Jan. 18, 1993
32. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 28 9 3 1 1 3 3 41 11-16 .688 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Supersonics 106   Nate McMillan 7 3 1 2 0 2 1 20 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 11, 1993
33. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 15 12 3 2 1 4 2 37 5-17 .294 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 96   Nate McMillan 0 3 5 0 0 0 3 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1993
34. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 29 17 5 1 0 3 2 44 11-20 .550 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 8 4 10 1 1 2 5 30 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 30, 1993
35. Jazz 85   Karl Malone 24 13 2 2 0 4 4 42 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 99   Nate McMillan 3 5 9 3 0 1 2 27 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 02, 1993
36. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 26 9 3 1 0 6 5 40 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Supersonics 85   Nate McMillan 0 3 7 1 1 1 2 22 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 04, 1993
37. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 23 6 1 1 0 1 5 46 8-20 .400 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 80   Nate McMillan 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 18 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 06, 1993
38. Jazz 80   Karl Malone 21 12 2 2 1 6 5 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 93   Nate McMillan 2 2 4 1 0 0 4 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 08, 1993
39. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 26 12 2 0 1 3 2 45 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 16 3 1 2 0 1 4 20 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1993
40. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 22 13 1 5 2 2 3 39 7-21 .333 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Supersonics 101   Nate McMillan 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 08, 1994
41. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 20 7 3 1 1 2 4 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 8 8 10 5 0 2 4 29 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1994
42. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 26 16 1 0 3 3 2 42 8-15 .533 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Supersonics 90   Nate McMillan 10 3 2 3 0 0 4 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1994
43. Jazz 79   Karl Malone 16 9 2 1 1 1 5 44 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 86   Nate McMillan 9 3 4 2 0 1 1 31 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1994
44. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 27 11 3 2 1 2 5 42 11-21 .524 1-2 .500 4-8 .500
Supersonics 110   Nate McMillan 3 3 4 3 0 0 4 21 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Nov. 23, 1994
45. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 29 11 2 2 0 4 4 37 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 7 2 6 3 2 1 1 29 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1995
46. Jazz 120   Karl Malone 28 15 2 0 1 5 4 45 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 9 6 5 2 2 1 4 29 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1995
47. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 31 17 7 1 0 3 2 40 11-13 .846 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Supersonics 92   Nate McMillan 5 4 3 4 0 2 2 33 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1996
48. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 23 10 1 2 0 1 3 42 10-26 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 94   Nate McMillan 6 4 4 1 0 1 4 27 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1996
49. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 24 7 10 2 2 7 4 38 9-20 .450 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 23 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1996
50. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 20 6 6 3 0 3 5 38 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Supersonics 100   Nate McMillan 12 7 1 2 0 3 5 22 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 18, 1996
51. Jazz 72   Karl Malone 21 8 5 2 0 4 1 33 10-19 .526 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 3 4 5 2 1 2 3 27 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 20, 1996
52. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 32 13 3 2 0 0 2 44 10-23 .435 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Supersonics 91   Nate McMillan 9 5 4 1 0 1 2 30 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
May. 24, 1996
53. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 28 18 4 2 2 6 3 44 12-29 .414 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 76   Nate McMillan 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 24 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-2 .000
May. 26, 1996
54. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 25 12 8 2 1 3 5 45 11-21 .524 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Supersonics 88   Nate McMillan 2 3 0 1 0 2 3 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 28, 1996
55. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 29 15 2 2 0 1 3 49 11-22 .500 0-0 - 7-13 .538
OT Supersonics 95   Nate McMillan 4 6 2 0 0 0 2 16 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 30, 1996
56. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 32 10 7 4 0 1 2 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 83   Nate McMillan 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 02, 1996
57. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 22 5 7 1 0 4 4 45 8-22 .364 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Supersonics 90   Nate McMillan 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 12 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1996
58. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 27 13 5 1 1 3 5 40 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Supersonics 91   Nate McMillan 0 3 3 0 0 1 5 17 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1997
59. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 32 10 0 2 3 1 3 45 13-28 .464 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Supersonics 89   Nate McMillan 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 1998
60. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 20 10 6 2 0 2 2 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 88   Nate McMillan 6 1 4 1 0 1 3 17 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
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