Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Reggie Theus

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Reggie Theus 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 23 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 17-6 winning record over Reggie Theus. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Reggie Theus:
1978-79 to 1990-91
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
17
17
0
Reggie Theus
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 20.7 9.9 2.8 1.90.7
Reggie Theus 21.1 3.8 7.31.20.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 15 7 52
Reggie Theus 37 8 14 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 11

games
22

games
3

games
12

games
9

games
Reggie Theus 11

games
1

game
20

games
5

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
6

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11

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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   Reggie Theus 10 1 8 2 0 3 2 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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   Reggie Theus 37 4 7 1 0 5 1 42 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 15-18 .833
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   Reggie Theus 17 6 9 0 0 3 2 32 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
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   Reggie Theus 19 4 12 1 0 2 4 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
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   Reggie Theus 21 7 8 0 0 2 3 38 8-23 .348 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
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   Reggie Theus 17 8 9 1 1 5 4 41 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
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   Reggie Theus 15 3 7 2 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
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   Reggie Theus 22 1 11 1 0 4 2 40 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
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   Reggie Theus 26 4 8 1 0 5 4 38 10-21 .476 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
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   Reggie Theus 21 3 11 1 0 3 5 39 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
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   Reggie Theus 29 4 8 0 0 6 6 40 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
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   Reggie Theus 12 2 8 2 0 1 3 41 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
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   Reggie Theus 28 2 3 1 0 7 3 38 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-12 .667
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   Reggie Theus 33 6 7 0 0 4 2 40 12-24 .500 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
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   Reggie Theus 36 7 9 3 0 3 4 43 13-23 .565 0-3 .000 10-11 .909
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   Reggie Theus 21 1 3 0 0 1 2 27 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
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   Reggie Theus 22 2 5 1 0 4 5 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1989
18. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 20 9 1 4 0 4 4 38 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Hawks 94   Reggie Theus 12 4 7 3 1 2 2 32 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1989
19. Jazz 85   Karl Malone 14 9 2 2 0 4 5 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hawks 83   Reggie Theus 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 28 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
20. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 33 9 4 4 1 3 2 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Magic 119   Reggie Theus 19 7 14 1 1 5 3 37 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 06, 1990
21. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 31 10 3 2 1 4 1 41 10-24 .417 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Magic 101   Reggie Theus 22 7 5 1 1 3 4 39 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1990
22. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 23 10 1 4 2 9 6 37 10-22 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 98   Reggie Theus 14 2 4 1 0 2 4 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 02, 1991
23. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 32 12 1 0 2 5 5 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Nets 103   Reggie Theus 26 2 3 4 0 4 3 36 11-22 .500 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000