Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Olden Polynice

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Olden Polynice 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 50 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 37-13 winning record over Olden Polynice, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone

vs.

Olden Polynice


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Olden Polynice: 1987-88 to 2003-04

50 Games played

45 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Karl Malone	37	34	3
Olden Polynice	13	11	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	28.3	10.9	3.2	1.2	0.8
Olden Polynice	6.7	6.1	0.8	0.6	0.4

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	44	18	9	4	5
Olden Polynice	21	18	4	4	2

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Karl Malone	48 games	40 games	39 games	23 games	20 games
Olden Polynice	2 games	8 games	5 games	10 games	10 games
Both had same stat	0 games	2 games	6 games	17 games	20 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 14, 1987
1.	Jazz	116	Karl Malone	22	11	4	0	1	6	3	38	9-14	.643	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Supersonics	95	Olden Polynice	7	5	0	1	0	1	0	19	2-5	.400	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Jan. 15, 1988
2.	Jazz	105	Karl Malone	28	11	1	2	0	10	4	37	9-21	.429	0-0	-	10-14	.714
	Supersonics	124	Olden Polynice	6	6	0	0	1	2	5	17	3-4	.750	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Feb. 01, 1988
3.	Jazz	105	Karl Malone	25	11	2	0	1	4	4	40	8-14	.571	0-0	-	9-16	.563
	Supersonics	100	Olden Polynice	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	13	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Mar. 04, 1988
4.	Jazz	125	Karl Malone	26	13	0	4	0	8	4	37	8-17	.471	0-0	-	10-13	.769
	Supersonics	110	Olden Polynice	4	7	1	1	0	4	4	12	0-4	.000	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Apr. 22, 1988
5.	Jazz	110	Karl Malone	41	18	0	2	0	7	4	46	16-29	.552	0-0	-	9-13	.692
	Supersonics	109	Olden Polynice	3	6	1	2	0	0	1	12	1-3	.333	0-0	-	1-4	.250


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 04, 1988
6.	Jazz	97	Karl Malone	36	10	2	3	0	3	4	45	11-25	.440	0-0	-	14-19	.737
	Supersonics	104	Olden Polynice	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	05	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Nov. 29, 1988
7.	Jazz	102	Karl Malone	26	11	2	1	1	4	5	40	9-15	.600	0-0	-	8-13	.615
	Supersonics	109	Olden Polynice	8	7	1	2	0	1	0	16	4-7	.571	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 21, 1989
8.	Jazz	96	Karl Malone	29	11	2	0	1	6	4	44	10-20	.500	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	Supersonics	101	Olden Polynice	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	06	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Mar. 27, 1989
9.	Jazz	124	Karl Malone	35	11	3	2	0	2	0	41	11-21	.524	0-0	-	13-15	.867
	Supersonics	105	Olden Polynice	4	3	0	2	2	0	3	21	1-2	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 03, 1990
10.	Jazz	119	Karl Malone	36	11	2	0	1	2	5	38	10-16	.625	0-0	-	16-18	.889
	Supersonics	108	Olden Polynice	2	4	0	0	0	0	5	11	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 15, 1990
11.	Jazz	117	Karl Malone	38	16	2	1	0	2	4	37	17-25	.680	0-1	.000	4-7	.571
	Supersonics	95	Olden Polynice	18	5	1	0	0	0	4	24	9-13	.692	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 05, 1990
12.	Jazz	91	Karl Malone	26	17	2	2	1	3	5	41	8-22	.364	0-1	.000	10-12	.833
	Supersonics	101	Olden Polynice	9	9	0	0	0	0	4	19	4-6	.667	0-0	-	1-5	.200
	Apr. 10, 1990
13.	Jazz	114	Karl Malone	33	13	0	3	0	2	4	40	12-22	.545	0-1	.000	9-10	.900
	Supersonics	102	Olden Polynice	7	2	0	0	0	0	2	19	3-6	.500	1-1	1.000	0-2	.000


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 23, 1990
14.	Jazz	97	Karl Malone	30	12	4	1	3	2	3	42	11-18	.611	0-0	-	8-12	.667
	Supersonics	96	Olden Polynice	6	2	1	1	1	1	2	22	3-7	.429	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 27, 1991
15.	Jazz	89	Karl Malone	41	9	3	0	0	2	2	43	16-24	.667	0-1	.000	9-10	.900
	Clippers	95	Olden Polynice	11	7	1	0	0	1	5	37	3-7	.429	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Apr. 03, 1991
16.	Jazz	99	Karl Malone	39	12	5	4	1	2	3	44	16-26	.615	0-1	.000	7-9	.778
	Clippers	97	Olden Polynice	15	8	1	0	0	0	2	43	6-8	.750	0-0	-	3-6	.500


1991-92 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 09, 1991
17.	Jazz	101	Karl Malone	31	14	4	1	0	4	1	39	12-19	.632	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Clippers	84	Olden Polynice	4	5	1	1	1	2	4	25	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Dec. 13, 1991
18.	Jazz	101	Karl Malone	25	15	7	0	0	7	4	46	10-18	.556	0-0	-	5-7	.714
OT	Clippers	102	Olden Polynice	2	9	1	2	0	1	3	33	0-3	.000	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Dec. 26, 1991
19.	Jazz	123	Karl Malone	23	12	3	0	0	4	5	26	8-16	.500	0-0	-	7-9	.778
	Clippers	115	Olden Polynice	5	8	1	0	0	1	3	21	2-5	.400	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Feb. 25, 1992
20.	Jazz	106	Karl Malone	33	9	1	1	3	3	1	38	9-16	.563	0-0	-	15-17	.882
	Clippers	101	Olden Polynice	8	7	1	0	0	1	4	28	4-8	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-


1992 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 24, 1992
21.	Jazz	115	Karl Malone	32	10	3	1	1	2	3	39	12-20	.600	0-0	-	8-12	.667
	Clippers	97	Olden Polynice	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	06	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 26, 1992
22.	Jazz	103	Karl Malone	32	13	0	2	3	3	5	45	7-19	.368	0-0	-	18-22	.818
	Clippers	92	Olden Polynice	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	16	1-2	.500	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Apr. 28, 1992
23.	Jazz	88	Karl Malone	22	10	6	2	2	2	5	42	9-17	.529	0-0	-	4-7	.571
	Clippers	98	Olden Polynice	6	5	0	0	0	1	4	21	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 03, 1992
24.	Jazz	107	Karl Malone	44	11	2	0	0	3	4	46	11-18	.611	0-0	-	22-24	.917
	Clippers	115	Olden Polynice	3	8	0	0	0	0	2	14	1-2	.500	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	May. 04, 1992
25.	Jazz	98	Karl Malone	19	16	3	1	5	2	2	44	5-17	.294	0-0	-	9-14	.643
	Clippers	89	Olden Polynice	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	06	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1992-93 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 03, 1993
26.	Jazz	106	Karl Malone	38	11	2	2	0	2	4	39	14-21	.667	0-0	-	10-12	.833
	Pistons	98	Olden Polynice	4	3	1	0	0	1	2	13	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Mar. 17, 1993
27.	Jazz	104	Karl Malone	22	9	8	0	1	4	0	33	7-12	.583	0-0	-	8-13	.615
	Pistons	80	Olden Polynice	10	9	1	1	1	4	3	25	5-8	.625	0-0	-	0-2	.000


1993-94 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 1993
28.	Jazz	109	Karl Malone	28	15	4	1	1	1	2	39	11-16	.688	1-1	1.000	5-8	.625
	Pistons	89	Olden Polynice	17	18	0	0	0	1	2	45	8-10	.800	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 12, 1994
29.	Jazz	126	Karl Malone	21	11	4	0	2	0	3	28	9-13	.692	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Kings	91	Olden Polynice	5	7	1	1	0	0	3	30	2-5	.400	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 19, 1994
30.	Jazz	115	Karl Malone	30	13	2	0	0	2	5	42	11-21	.524	0-0	-	8-14	.571
	Kings	108	Olden Polynice	9	12	0	1	2	0	5	37	4-7	.571	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1994-95 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 27, 1994
31.	Jazz	94	Karl Malone	25	14	2	0	0	2	1	39	10-22	.455	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Kings	89	Olden Polynice	7	11	2	4	2	0	3	33	2-7	.286	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Jan. 25, 1995
32.	Jazz	130	Karl Malone	25	10	3	4	1	1	3	31	7-13	.538	0-0	-	11-12	.917
	Kings	88	Olden Polynice	4	7	1	0	1	2	2	23	2-7	.286	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 07, 1995
33.	Jazz	102	Karl Malone	33	12	2	3	0	4	4	47	11-20	.550	0-0	-	11-15	.733
OT	Kings	95	Olden Polynice	9	6	0	1	0	2	4	24	3-6	.500	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Mar. 10, 1995
34.	Jazz	110	Karl Malone	22	7	3	0	1	1	1	32	9-19	.474	0-1	.000	4-4	1.000
	Kings	93	Olden Polynice	9	10	3	0	0	0	1	28	4-10	.400	0-0	-	1-1	1.000


1995-96 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 22, 1995
35.	Jazz	116	Karl Malone	25	7	9	0	0	1	3	33	10-16	.625	1-1	1.000	4-6	.667
	Kings	95	Olden Polynice	4	6	0	2	1	1	5	28	1-5	.200	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 05, 1996
36.	Jazz	112	Karl Malone	25	15	5	2	0	3	2	37	8-18	.444	0-1	.000	9-14	.643
	Kings	97	Olden Polynice	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	07	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 07, 1996
37.	Jazz	107	Karl Malone	35	6	6	1	1	1	3	39	15-26	.577	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Kings	92	Olden Polynice	3	8	0	0	1	0	2	27	1-10	.100	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 20, 1996
38.	Jazz	104	Karl Malone	18	6	3	2	0	3	1	23	8-9	.889	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Kings	92	Olden Polynice	21	5	1	0	0	3	3	26	10-16	.625	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1996-97 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 13, 1996
39.	Jazz	105	Karl Malone	22	5	4	1	2	5	2	29	8-11	.727	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Kings	74	Olden Polynice	1	7	0	1	1	1	3	25	0-7	.000	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Feb. 11, 1997
40.	Jazz	120	Karl Malone	30	8	2	1	0	1	2	33	12-16	.750	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Kings	98	Olden Polynice	14	11	4	0	1	1	4	30	5-8	.625	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Apr. 02, 1997
41.	Jazz	118	Karl Malone	23	9	3	0	1	0	2	28	8-16	.500	0-0	-	7-9	.778
	Kings	87	Olden Polynice	6	4	3	3	1	1	4	31	2-8	.250	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 20, 1997
42.	Jazz	113	Karl Malone	18	6	1	1	0	4	2	28	7-12	.583	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Kings	109	Olden Polynice	19	9	3	1	0	2	2	31	7-11	.636	0-0	-	5-6	.833


1997-98 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 20, 1997
43.	Jazz	95	Karl Malone	32	9	4	2	0	4	3	45	13-26	.500	0-0	-	6-10	.600
	Kings	97	Olden Polynice	11	5	1	0	0	1	4	25	5-11	.455	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Dec. 09, 1997
44.	Jazz	101	Karl Malone	34	10	4	1	0	6	3	37	13-25	.520	0-0	-	8-12	.667
	Kings	113	Olden Polynice	14	10	1	1	1	3	4	33	7-17	.412	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 11, 1998
45.	Jazz	110	Karl Malone	25	9	9	1	1	4	3	30	11-15	.733	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Kings	95	Olden Polynice	0	4	3	0	0	0	3	18	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 16, 1998
46.	Jazz	99	Karl Malone	21	8	4	0	1	1	1	31	9-18	.500	0-1	.000	3-4	.750
	Kings	86	Olden Polynice	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-


1998-99 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 16, 1999
47.	Jazz	56	Karl Malone	15	9	2	3	0	3	1	34	4-13	.308	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Supersonics	71	Olden Polynice	4	10	2	0	1	2	5	26	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 20, 1999
48.	Jazz	110	Karl Malone	28	7	6	0	1	1	1	34	11-20	.550	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Supersonics	80	Olden Polynice	7	4	0	0	0	1	2	23	3-4	.750	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 25, 1999
49.	Jazz	98	Karl Malone	21	7	2	1	1	5	2	28	8-14	.571	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Supersonics	81	Olden Polynice	4	9	0	0	0	2	3	24	2-7	.286	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 27, 1999
50.	Jazz	85	Karl Malone	29	13	4	1	1	8	2	40	12-19	.632	0-1	.000	5-6	.833
	Supersonics	90	Olden Polynice	6	8	0	1	0	1	5	32	3-7	.429	0-0	-	0-0	-