Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Purvis Short 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 22 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 13-9 winning record over Purvis Short, but Purvis Short won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Purvis Short
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
13
11
2
Purvis Short
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.5 10.3 1.8 2.00.6
Purvis Short 14.8 3.3 2.61.00.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 35 17 6 72
Purvis Short 39 8 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 17

games		 21

games		 6

games		 13

games		10

games
Purvis Short 5

games 		1

game		 14

games		 5

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		12

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. 30, 1985
1. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 18 13 2 2 1 5 3 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 88   Purvis Short 20 4 1 2 0 2 4 38 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 02, 1985
2. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 17 9 1 1 0 3 4 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Warriors 100   Purvis Short 19 7 5 1 0 5 4 41 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 15, 1986
3. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 1 2 3 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Warriors 150   Purvis Short 22 2 6 3 0 2 4 29 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 12, 1986
4. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 9 7 3 7 1 4 4 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 118   Purvis Short 39 6 6 1 1 3 3 40 15-25 .600 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 12, 1987
5. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 1 3 3 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Warriors 107   Purvis Short 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 19 5-9 .556 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
6. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 20 10 1 3 0 5 3 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 85   Purvis Short 13 1 4 0 0 3 3 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 25, 1987
7. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 22 13 1 4 1 2 3 42 6-18 .333 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Warriors 100   Purvis Short 17 1 2 2 0 1 1 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 29, 1987
8. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 15 9 0 1 1 1 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Warriors 110   Purvis Short 10 7 3 2 1 1 3 21 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1987
9. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 20 7 2 2 1 6 4 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 98   Purvis Short 32 4 3 2 0 6 4 32 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 03, 1987
10. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 23 9 2 1 1 3 6 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Warriors 118   Purvis Short 14 2 3 0 0 1 3 27 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
11. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 32 14 2 0 0 2 3 40 14-27 .519 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Rockets 101   Purvis Short 11 5 0 1 0 1 2 23 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 27, 1987
12. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 35 9 1 1 0 1 4 35 16-30 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 96   Purvis Short 12 1 1 1 0 1 3 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1987
13. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 21 8 0 2 0 4 5 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Rockets 98   Purvis Short 14 5 2 1 0 2 1 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 01, 1988
14. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 34 17 4 2 0 5 5 44 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Rockets 112   Purvis Short 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 28 5-13 .385 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Apr. 07, 1988
15. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 33 12 1 2 0 4 4 40 14-29 .483 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Rockets 113   Purvis Short 20 6 3 0 0 2 0 19 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 23, 1988
16. Jazz 125   Karl Malone 31 15 2 2 0 4 3 45 10-26 .385 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Rockets 107   Purvis Short 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1989
17. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 35 10 0 4 1 3 1 43 13-22 .591 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Rockets 104   Purvis Short 14 2 3 2 0 2 3 20 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1989
18. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 29 14 3 1 2 4 3 37 10-15 .667 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Rockets 80   Purvis Short 4 1 0 2 0 1 1 16 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1989
19. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 24 13 3 3 1 3 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Rockets 99   Purvis Short 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1989
20. Jazz 122   Karl Malone 35 5 6 3 0 3 4 35 11-15 .733 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Rockets 96   Purvis Short 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1989
21. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 22 17 1 1 0 10 3 30 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Nets 68   Purvis Short 8 5 3 2 0 0 3 26 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 1990
22. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 26 4 2 1 1 4 2 40 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Nets 101   Purvis Short 14 8 2 0 0 2 1 29 4-14 .286 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
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