Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Nick Van Exel 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 44 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 26-18 winning record over Nick Van Exel, including an 8-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
44 Games played
35 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
26
18
8
Nick Van Exel
18
17
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25.9 9.4 4.0 1.20.6
Nick Van Exel 15.7 3.0 6.11.00.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 42 20 8 63
Nick Van Exel 27 9 14 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 33

games		 40

games		 13

games		 21

games		18

games
Nick Van Exel 8

games 		3

games		 30

games		 14

games		0

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 1

game		 1

game		 9

games		26

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1994
1. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 23 14 2 1 3 2 4 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 107   Nick Van Exel 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 1994
2. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 14 1 2 0 1 5 43 10-17 .588 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Lakers 103   Nick Van Exel 10 4 6 1 0 3 2 37 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 14, 1994
3. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 19 9 4 2 0 4 4 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Lakers 101   Nick Van Exel 22 2 0 0 0 2 1 36 7-15 .467 5-10 .500 3-4 .750
Apr. 24, 1994
4. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 10 3 6 1 3 3 28 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 21 4 9 2 0 6 3 41 7-22 .318 3-16 .188 4-5 .800
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1995
5. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 32 10 6 2 0 5 4 42 14-23 .609 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 95   Nick Van Exel 18 2 7 0 0 3 4 41 6-15 .400 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Apr. 07, 1995
6. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 17 9 4 1 2 6 4 35 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 113   Nick Van Exel 23 5 8 2 0 4 3 32 9-17 .529 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Apr. 11, 1995
7. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 30 14 1 2 1 2 2 43 13-28 .464 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
Lakers 93   Nick Van Exel 8 1 4 1 0 8 2 24 2-8 .250 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1995
8. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 33 12 5 1 0 0 3 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Lakers 98   Nick Van Exel 20 2 7 0 0 5 3 36 7-18 .389 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 1995
9. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 24 10 6 1 1 3 3 32 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 82   Nick Van Exel 11 1 4 0 0 2 0 29 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 05, 1996
10. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 21 8 4 0 1 2 3 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Lakers 116   Nick Van Exel 26 5 8 0 0 1 3 41 10-20 .500 4-7 .571 2-3 .667
Feb. 04, 1996
11. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 39 12 5 0 1 4 3 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Lakers 110   Nick Van Exel 19 0 9 0 0 3 3 41 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1996
12. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 37 6 6 2 0 3 3 35 14-21 .667 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 20 1 11 0 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 6-8 .750
Dec. 04, 1996
13. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 26 8 6 4 2 3 3 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Lakers 75   Nick Van Exel 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 2-11 .182 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1997
14. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 4 4 0 0 2 3 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 100   Nick Van Exel 10 1 7 2 0 2 4 35 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1997
15. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 23 13 0 2 2 3 3 38 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 77   Nick Van Exel 23 3 4 0 0 3 3 44 7-19 .368 4-9 .444 5-5 1.000
May. 06, 1997
16. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 31 11 5 2 1 7 2 43 12-26 .462 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 101   Nick Van Exel 15 4 12 1 0 3 2 44 6-17 .353 1-6 .167 2-3 .667
May. 08, 1997
17. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 15 10 0 0 0 2 3 34 2-20 .100 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Lakers 104   Nick Van Exel 17 4 5 1 0 2 2 29 7-14 .500 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
May. 10, 1997
18. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 42 9 3 0 0 2 4 39 12-27 .444 0-0 - 18-18 1.000
Lakers 95   Nick Van Exel 15 3 7 3 0 1 2 42 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
May. 12, 1997
19. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 32 20 3 1 0 1 2 49 9-21 .429 0-0 - 14-18 .778
OT Lakers 93   Nick Van Exel 26 5 4 3 0 2 2 51 9-17 .529 2-7 .286 6-6 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1997
20. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 20 14 4 1 0 3 3 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Lakers 104   Nick Van Exel 22 1 7 1 0 0 2 30 7-13 .538 6-8 .750 2-3 .667
Nov. 18, 1997
21. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 26 9 6 1 1 3 4 40 10-22 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 19 2 5 0 0 1 1 36 4-13 .308 1-8 .125 10-10 1.000
Mar. 28, 1998
22. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 31 8 3 1 2 1 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 17-18 .944
Lakers 91   Nick Van Exel 15 0 6 1 0 2 1 35 5-14 .357 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 1998
23. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 27 9 3 1 1 1 4 33 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Lakers 102   Nick Van Exel 20 2 7 0 0 2 5 31 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1998
24. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 29 10 4 1 0 3 2 33 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 77   Nick Van Exel 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 23 1-9 .111 0-5 .000 4-6 .667
May. 18, 1998
25. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 33 7 3 0 0 3 3 41 12-18 .667 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Lakers 95   Nick Van Exel 9 1 1 1 0 2 4 29 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
May. 22, 1998
26. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 10 6 1 0 2 3 39 9-22 .409 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 98   Nick Van Exel 10 6 7 0 0 1 3 30 2-13 .154 1-8 .125 5-6 .833
May. 24, 1998
27. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 32 14 5 1 0 1 5 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 14-15 .933
Lakers 92   Nick Van Exel 11 0 5 1 0 1 2 30 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1999
28. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 14 8 7 2 0 4 3 36 3-13 .231 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Nuggets 86   Nick Van Exel 19 4 8 1 0 3 3 36 7-19 .368 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1999
29. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 22 8 6 2 1 3 4 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 12-18 .667
Nuggets 97   Nick Van Exel 23 5 7 1 0 3 1 32 8-16 .500 3-6 .500 4-6 .667
Mar. 11, 1999
30. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 28 10 6 1 0 2 4 36 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Nuggets 89   Nick Van Exel 9 0 3 1 0 4 1 30 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 2000
31. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 33 7 3 1 0 4 5 40 11-22 .500 1-2 .500 10-11 .909
Nuggets 89   Nick Van Exel 16 3 10 2 0 5 3 36 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Mar. 21, 2000
32. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 28 10 1 0 3 5 4 34 9-18 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Nuggets 83   Nick Van Exel 8 3 13 0 0 2 2 39 2-12 .167 0-5 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 01, 2000
33. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 27 13 4 0 0 3 3 40 8-18 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Nuggets 112   Nick Van Exel 27 7 14 1 0 0 2 45 9-21 .429 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
Apr. 18, 2000
34. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 10 4 3 1 0 5 3 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Nuggets 105   Nick Van Exel 15 1 10 4 0 2 2 42 5-17 .294 2-8 .250 3-4 .750
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2001
35. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 33 5 2 0 1 2 3 37 11-20 .550 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Nuggets 100   Nick Van Exel 25 7 8 4 0 3 3 40 11-19 .579 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 2001
36. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 22 8 8 0 1 0 0 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 19 6 6 0 0 4 1 43 7-19 .368 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 2001
37. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 30 5 3 0 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Nuggets 91   Nick Van Exel 21 7 8 1 0 0 2 38 8-19 .421 3-11 .273 2-2 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2002
38. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 26 6 8 2 1 1 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 97   Nick Van Exel 26 9 5 0 0 2 3 46 10-23 .435 1-3 .333 5-8 .625
Apr. 08, 2002
39. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 22 8 3 3 1 5 2 37 7-17 .412 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mavericks 105   Nick Van Exel 20 2 8 1 1 2 2 33 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Apr. 16, 2002
40. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 24 7 3 1 0 7 4 39 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 96   Nick Van Exel 11 2 5 1 0 2 1 26 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2002
41. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 16 12 3 1 0 1 2 41 5-16 .313 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mavericks 81   Nick Van Exel 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 23 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2003
42. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 18 6 5 1 0 2 4 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 92   Nick Van Exel 12 4 2 0 0 0 1 29 4-11 .364 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 2003
43. Jazz 77   Karl Malone 16 4 2 2 0 2 2 25 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mavericks 101   Nick Van Exel 10 4 3 0 0 4 1 20 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 2003
44. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 23 9 7 0 0 3 2 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mavericks 92   Nick Van Exel 8 3 2 1 0 3 2 29 3-9 .333 2-3 .667 0-0 -
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