Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Nick Vanos

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Nick Vanos 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 3 times in NBA games. Nick Vanos has a 2-1 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Nick Vanos:
1985-86 to 1986-87
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
1
1
0
Nick Vanos
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 25.3 11.3 1.3 1.00.7
Nick Vanos 3.7 7.0 1.70.70.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 34 13 2 21
Nick Vanos 5 9 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 3

games
3

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1

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1

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1

game
Nick Vanos 0

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0

games
1

game
0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

games
1

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2

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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
%
Feb. 13, 1987
1. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 28 13 2 1 0 0 6 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Suns 105   Nick Vanos 2 9 1 1 0 0 3 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1987
2. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 14 11 1 2 1 5 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 95   Nick Vanos 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 03, 1987
3. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 34 10 1 0 1 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Suns 112   Nick Vanos 4 9 3 0 1 1 5 26 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -