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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Otis Thorpe 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:
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They faced each other a total of 69 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 42-27 winning record over Otis Thorpe, but Otis Thorpe won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Otis Thorpe
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Otis Thorpe:
1984-85 to 2000-01
69 Games played
64 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
42
41
1
Otis Thorpe
27
23
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 23.7 10.4 3.6 1.70.6
Otis Thorpe 10.3 8.0 2.00.90.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 18 9 63
Otis Thorpe 29 18 7 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 59

games		 45

games		 50

games		 39

games		24

games
Otis Thorpe 9

games 		20

games		 15

games		 14

games		12

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 4

games		 16

games		33

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1985
1. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 5 9 2 1 2 5 2 30 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 96   Otis Thorpe 10 3 3 1 0 1 4 24 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1986
2. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 5 3 3 1 0 1 5 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Kings 101   Otis Thorpe 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 01, 1986
3. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 16 8 2 5 0 8 4 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Kings 94   Otis Thorpe 4 5 1 1 2 4 3 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 04, 1986
4. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 13 9 7 1 0 6 2 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Kings 94   Otis Thorpe 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 17 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1986
5. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 15 14 5 1 0 3 2 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Kings 113   Otis Thorpe 12 9 2 2 0 3 5 28 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 10, 1986
6. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 18 10 4 1 0 2 5 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Kings 108   Otis Thorpe 9 6 1 1 1 4 4 29 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1986
7. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 11 4 3 0 0 5 5 20 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 111   Otis Thorpe 12 4 0 0 0 4 4 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1987
8. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 12 6 1 2 1 1 2 17 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Kings 113   Otis Thorpe 16 10 2 2 1 4 3 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Feb. 03, 1987
9. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 11 11 5 1 0 1 4 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 95   Otis Thorpe 20 8 4 0 1 3 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 12, 1987
10. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 37 11 2 0 1 2 3 42 17-24 .708 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 109   Otis Thorpe 15 12 6 3 0 2 3 45 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 14, 1987
11. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 29 14 2 2 0 1 3 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Kings 116   Otis Thorpe 21 11 7 0 2 2 4 42 7-9 .778 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 06, 1987
12. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 13 12 4 2 0 2 4 38 6-18 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 110   Otis Thorpe 24 12 2 1 0 2 4 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1987
13. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 22 10 4 2 0 5 4 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 100   Otis Thorpe 6 8 3 0 1 5 5 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 05, 1987
14. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 23 11 2 3 1 6 4 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Kings 117   Otis Thorpe 23 7 1 0 1 2 5 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jan. 02, 1988
15. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 26 11 0 3 2 1 5 34 12-25 .480 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Kings 107   Otis Thorpe 18 12 1 1 1 5 4 39 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 03, 1988
16. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 25 10 4 2 1 3 3 35 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Kings 91   Otis Thorpe 10 4 0 1 0 5 2 20 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 29, 1988
17. Jazz 115   Karl Malone 41 15 3 0 2 2 2 41 15-20 .750 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Kings 110   Otis Thorpe 10 18 4 0 0 1 4 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1988
18. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 29 10 5 0 0 2 3 38 12-16 .750 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Kings 97   Otis Thorpe 20 3 3 2 1 2 4 39 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1988
19. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 25 10 2 2 0 7 6 45 10-24 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Otis Thorpe 8 8 1 0 0 4 3 38 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 23, 1988
20. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 33 12 2 4 1 9 5 42 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Rockets 108   Otis Thorpe 7 2 4 2 0 0 5 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 03, 1989
21. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 35 10 0 4 1 3 1 43 13-22 .591 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Rockets 104   Otis Thorpe 12 15 5 1 1 4 3 45 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1989
22. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 29 14 3 1 2 4 3 37 10-15 .667 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Rockets 80   Otis Thorpe 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 35 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1989
23. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 24 13 3 3 1 3 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Rockets 99   Otis Thorpe 12 5 0 2 0 1 4 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 1989
24. Jazz 122   Karl Malone 35 5 6 3 0 3 4 35 11-15 .733 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Rockets 96   Otis Thorpe 29 14 1 1 0 5 2 41 10-14 .714 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
25. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 21 10 2 0 0 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Rockets 100   Otis Thorpe 14 12 4 0 0 7 4 40 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 09, 1989
26. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 25 14 5 0 1 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 90   Otis Thorpe 8 3 4 1 0 2 5 34 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1990
27. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 37 18 2 0 1 3 4 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 13-18 .722
Rockets 94   Otis Thorpe 17 10 6 2 0 2 6 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 14, 1990
28. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 7 7 1 0 0 3 2 16 2-12 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Otis Thorpe 8 6 1 0 0 2 4 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 22, 1990
29. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 20 11 3 0 1 4 2 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Rockets 100   Otis Thorpe 19 15 3 3 1 6 1 42 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
30. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 17 14 2 2 1 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Rockets 110   Otis Thorpe 12 4 1 1 0 1 5 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 28, 1990
31. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 31 13 2 2 0 4 3 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Rockets 92   Otis Thorpe 7 7 1 0 0 0 5 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1991
32. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 26 8 6 1 3 3 1 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Rockets 92   Otis Thorpe 16 13 1 1 0 3 4 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 06, 1991
33. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 31 15 3 1 1 2 4 44 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Rockets 97   Otis Thorpe 11 4 1 2 1 1 6 32 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1991
34. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 15 8 2 4 0 3 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 91   Otis Thorpe 16 8 4 2 0 6 5 40 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Jan. 18, 1992
35. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 34 15 4 6 2 3 2 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Rockets 80   Otis Thorpe 11 12 1 1 0 3 4 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1992
36. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 22 10 7 0 0 2 4 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 97   Otis Thorpe 6 5 2 0 0 0 5 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 15, 1992
37. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 16 1 2 1 4 5 42 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 8-13 .615
Rockets 106   Otis Thorpe 12 12 3 2 1 2 5 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 15, 1992
38. Jazz 130   Karl Malone 29 11 4 1 1 0 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Rockets 98   Otis Thorpe 10 8 2 0 1 1 6 21 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1992
39. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 20 11 2 0 0 4 1 38 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Rockets 99   Otis Thorpe 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1993
40. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 29 9 5 3 0 4 2 41 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
Rockets 97   Otis Thorpe 4 5 2 0 0 2 5 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1993
41. Jazz 78   Karl Malone 18 13 1 5 0 2 3 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Rockets 105   Otis Thorpe 9 8 0 0 0 6 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 13, 1993
42. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 15 6 5 2 0 1 1 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 104   Otis Thorpe 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 30 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 08, 1993
43. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 23 12 6 0 1 5 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 11-17 .647
Rockets 95   Otis Thorpe 9 10 1 0 0 0 5 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1993
44. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 20 18 5 1 0 2 2 47 5-14 .357 0-0 - 10-17 .588
OT Rockets 95   Otis Thorpe 7 11 2 3 0 1 5 35 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Jan. 22, 1994
45. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 27 7 5 2 1 2 3 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 106   Otis Thorpe 12 11 1 0 0 2 4 36 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1994
46. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 29 12 2 0 1 0 5 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Rockets 88   Otis Thorpe 4 5 3 1 0 1 4 35 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1994
47. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 28 12 5 2 0 3 4 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Rockets 85   Otis Thorpe 16 9 2 0 1 0 5 36 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Feb. 28, 1994
48. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 18 7 5 1 1 1 3 41 7-20 .350 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 85   Otis Thorpe 8 11 1 0 1 0 4 41 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1994
49. Jazz 83   Karl Malone 23 11 3 3 0 4 2 44 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Rockets 98   Otis Thorpe 4 12 2 0 0 4 3 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1994 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1994
50. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 20 16 4 0 0 3 1 43 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Otis Thorpe 6 8 0 1 0 1 4 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 25, 1994
51. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 32 7 7 1 0 3 3 46 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 12-18 .667
Rockets 104   Otis Thorpe 8 9 0 1 0 3 5 30 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1994
52. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 22 16 5 1 2 0 2 45 8-22 .364 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Rockets 86   Otis Thorpe 9 10 3 0 0 1 5 41 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 29, 1994
53. Jazz 78   Karl Malone 25 14 3 1 1 2 4 45 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Rockets 80   Otis Thorpe 5 8 0 1 0 4 6 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
May. 31, 1994
54. Jazz 83   Karl Malone 31 10 7 0 0 3 3 45 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 13-15 .867
Rockets 94   Otis Thorpe 11 16 4 1 1 1 4 45 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1995
55. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 26 10 4 3 2 3 4 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Rockets 121   Otis Thorpe 11 8 3 0 0 2 5 35 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Feb. 24, 1995
56. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 26 6 1 2 0 5 3 36 9-24 .375 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Trail Blazers 114   Otis Thorpe 15 6 3 3 1 2 5 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 04, 1995
57. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 30 9 1 1 1 5 2 43 7-13 .538 0-0 - 16-21 .762
Trail Blazers 81   Otis Thorpe 13 14 0 0 0 2 4 38 4-6 .667 0-0 - 5-12 .417
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1995
58. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 12 9 3 4 0 3 3 40 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Pistons 81   Otis Thorpe 13 12 4 0 1 6 3 44 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 29, 1996
59. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 40 10 2 4 0 2 5 44 14-22 .636 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
Pistons 97   Otis Thorpe 14 8 0 1 0 1 6 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1997
60. Jazz 77   Karl Malone 19 6 3 1 0 2 1 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 87   Otis Thorpe 11 11 3 2 0 1 4 35 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 1997
61. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 41 6 4 1 0 3 2 42 15-26 .577 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Pistons 88   Otis Thorpe 0 9 0 0 0 4 4 26 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1997
62. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 7 5 2 1 2 2 31 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Grizzlies 80   Otis Thorpe 4 5 4 1 1 5 3 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1997
63. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 26 13 4 2 1 1 2 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 88   Otis Thorpe 2 2 3 1 0 2 4 26 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1998
64. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 25 9 9 1 1 4 3 30 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 95   Otis Thorpe 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 24 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1998
65. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 21 8 4 0 1 1 1 31 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Kings 86   Otis Thorpe 9 4 0 3 0 1 1 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1999
66. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 24 6 7 2 1 4 4 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Wizards 87   Otis Thorpe 11 12 0 2 1 2 5 37 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1999
67. Jazz 72   Karl Malone 21 8 3 3 0 7 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Heat 74   Otis Thorpe 6 6 2 0 1 2 1 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 2000
68. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 18 8 6 2 2 3 2 34 4-13 .308 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Heat 83   Otis Thorpe 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2001
69. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 16 7 7 1 0 3 3 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hornets 76   Otis Thorpe 0 8 1 0 0 3 2 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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