Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Otis Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Otis Smith 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 16 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 11-5 winning record over Otis Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Otis Smith:
1986-87 to 1991-92
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
11
11
0
Otis Smith
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 30.8 11.8 3.1 1.60.8
Otis Smith 9.4 3.8 1.91.20.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 15 7 43
Otis Smith 21 9 4 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 16

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16

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9

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7

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7

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Otis Smith 0

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0

games
2

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4

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2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

games
5

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5

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7

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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
%
Nov. 17, 1987
1. Jazz 120   Karl Malone 25 11 1 0 3 3 4 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nuggets 110   Otis Smith 5 5 1 1 1 1 0 16 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 30, 1987
2. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 32 12 2 4 0 3 2 45 11-18 .611 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Warriors 103   Otis Smith 8 2 2 4 0 1 2 21 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1988
3. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 29 15 2 2 0 7 3 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-15 .467
Warriors 102   Otis Smith 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 31, 1988
4. Jazz 115   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 0 6 4 34 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Warriors 92   Otis Smith 19 4 2 3 1 4 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 5-10 .500
Apr. 11, 1988
5. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 36 13 2 3 1 2 3 46 14-24 .583 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Warriors 102   Otis Smith 11 1 4 2 0 4 2 31 5-7 .714 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
6. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 14 1 1 0 4 4 44 8-22 .364 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Warriors 114   Otis Smith 6 7 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 14, 1989
7. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 41 13 1 1 2 3 5 38 16-22 .727 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Warriors 131   Otis Smith 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1989
8. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 30 14 4 1 1 4 4 40 11-24 .458 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Warriors 112   Otis Smith 7 3 4 2 1 1 1 19 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
9. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 33 9 4 4 1 3 2 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Magic 119   Otis Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
10. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 34 13 4 3 0 3 2 42 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
OT Magic 102   Otis Smith 14 6 4 2 0 4 3 27 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Nov. 21, 1990
11. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 32 14 3 2 2 3 3 40 13-17 .765 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Magic 91   Otis Smith 8 5 2 1 0 2 0 16 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Dec. 22, 1990
12. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 34 14 3 2 2 2 4 40 13-22 .591 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Magic 96   Otis Smith 9 5 1 0 0 1 1 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 04, 1991
13. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 30 11 6 1 0 1 4 34 13-23 .565 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Magic 88   Otis Smith 11 2 3 0 0 2 4 31 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 1991
14. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 34 12 6 1 0 4 5 41 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 11-13 .846
Magic 95   Otis Smith 21 5 2 2 1 3 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1991
15. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 26 4 2 0 0 1 5 40 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Magic 102   Otis Smith 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 1991
16. Jazz 122   Karl Malone 27 10 7 0 1 2 3 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 17-19 .895
Magic 103   Otis Smith 17 9 3 0 0 2 5 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-9 .556