Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Rasho Nesterovic

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Rasho Nesterovic 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 26 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 14-12 winning record over Rasho Nesterovic, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Rasho Nesterovic:
1998-99 to 2009-10
26 Games played
20 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
14
10
4
Rasho Nesterovic
12
10
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 18.7 9.2 4.0 1.10.5
Rasho Nesterovic 6.5 5.4 0.90.41.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 35 19 10 43
Rasho Nesterovic 16 10 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24

games
20

games
21

games
12

games
3

games
Rasho Nesterovic 1

game
5

games
1

game
5

games
16

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
4

games
9

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1999
1. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 19 8 1 2 1 4 5 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Rasho Nesterovic 8 10 1 0 2 5 1 30 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 22, 1999
2. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 34 11 3 0 1 5 4 39 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 93   Rasho Nesterovic 11 5 2 0 2 3 3 36 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 19, 2000
3. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 21 8 4 0 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 91   Rasho Nesterovic 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 2000
4. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 35 13 2 0 1 1 2 38 13-26 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Timberwolves 96   Rasho Nesterovic 5 9 0 0 2 3 5 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2000
5. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 22 15 5 0 0 4 4 39 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Timberwolves 92   Rasho Nesterovic 2 6 0 1 0 0 4 31 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 2000
6. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 19 6 4 2 1 3 4 35 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 92   Rasho Nesterovic 3 4 0 2 3 1 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 17, 2001
7. Jazz 81   Karl Malone 22 13 5 0 0 9 4 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 89   Rasho Nesterovic 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 2001
8. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 14 5 5 0 0 1 4 20 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 107   Rasho Nesterovic 7 6 2 1 2 0 5 20 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2001
9. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 20 2 4 3 0 3 2 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 98   Rasho Nesterovic 8 6 0 0 1 4 3 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 2002
10. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 15 7 5 2 1 2 2 42 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 93   Rasho Nesterovic 4 4 1 0 1 1 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 2002
11. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 25 12 6 1 0 3 5 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Timberwolves 116   Rasho Nesterovic 0 3 0 0 1 1 5 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2002
12. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 27 12 3 1 3 4 3 42 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Timberwolves 89   Rasho Nesterovic 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2002
13. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 20 8 2 2 2 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Timberwolves 77   Rasho Nesterovic 16 5 2 1 2 1 2 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 04, 2003
14. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 33 9 4 2 0 1 1 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Timberwolves 97   Rasho Nesterovic 15 4 4 0 1 1 4 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 17, 2003
15. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 28 9 6 1 0 3 3 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 97   Rasho Nesterovic 6 4 2 0 0 1 6 33 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 2003
16. Jazz 85   Karl Malone 19 4 4 1 0 4 2 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Timberwolves 92   Rasho Nesterovic 14 10 1 0 2 0 3 35 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-3 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2003
17. Lakers 120   Karl Malone 15 19 5 1 0 2 6 43 6-17 .353 0-0 - 3-6 .500
2OT Spurs 117   Rasho Nesterovic 14 9 1 1 2 0 6 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 2003
18. Lakers 103   Karl Malone 10 11 10 0 1 1 2 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 87   Rasho Nesterovic 4 6 1 1 0 2 5 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 2003
19. Lakers 90   Karl Malone 16 10 2 1 0 0 4 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 86   Rasho Nesterovic 2 8 1 0 1 2 2 33 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2004
20. Lakers 89   Karl Malone 12 9 4 3 0 0 5 42 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Spurs 95   Rasho Nesterovic 4 4 2 0 2 0 6 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 02, 2004
21. Lakers 78   Karl Malone 10 11 5 0 0 3 3 43 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 88   Rasho Nesterovic 10 6 0 1 1 0 5 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 05, 2004
22. Lakers 85   Karl Malone 13 9 0 0 1 5 2 44 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 95   Rasho Nesterovic 9 6 2 1 1 0 5 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-4 .250
May. 09, 2004
23. Lakers 105   Karl Malone 13 6 5 3 0 2 3 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Spurs 81   Rasho Nesterovic 0 4 0 0 1 3 5 23 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 11, 2004
24. Lakers 98   Karl Malone 9 7 6 0 0 2 2 41 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Spurs 90   Rasho Nesterovic 12 7 1 0 1 2 3 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 2004
25. Lakers 74   Karl Malone 7 12 3 0 0 2 4 43 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Spurs 73   Rasho Nesterovic 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 2004
26. Lakers 88   Karl Malone 8 3 0 4 0 2 4 38 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Spurs 76   Rasho Nesterovic 4 4 0 0 0 1 5 21 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -