Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Roy Tarpley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Roy Tarpley 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 18 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 10-8 winning record over Roy Tarpley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
10
10
0
Roy Tarpley
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 23.3 9.8 2.3 1.10.7
Roy Tarpley 9.3 9.3 1.30.81.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 39 17 6 32
Roy Tarpley 19 18 3 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 17

games
7

games
12

games
8

games
4

games
Roy Tarpley 1

game
9

games
2

games
4

games
10

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
4

games
6

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1986
1. Jazz 77   Karl Malone 12 4 0 1 1 3 4 21 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 7 10 0 0 1 2 6 19 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 11, 1986
2. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 23 15 2 2 1 3 5 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1986
3. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 23 10 1 0 1 5 6 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1986
4. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 12 7 1 0 1 4 4 29 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 99   Roy Tarpley 7 7 0 1 0 4 5 14 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 04, 1987
5. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 11 10 2 0 0 2 2 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 121   Roy Tarpley 6 12 3 0 5 1 3 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 1987
6. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 26 12 6 0 0 1 5 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 90   Roy Tarpley 4 18 0 0 1 4 4 30 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
7. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 25 5 3 0 2 5 4 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mavericks 95   Roy Tarpley 8 10 1 0 3 2 3 26 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 11, 1987
8. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 32 10 3 1 0 3 3 32 13-17 .765 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 92   Roy Tarpley 9 14 1 1 0 1 5 20 3-11 .273 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 09, 1988
9. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 18 7 2 1 0 6 4 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 124   Roy Tarpley 19 13 1 2 1 3 3 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 10, 1988
10. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 20 13 0 2 1 5 4 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 80   Roy Tarpley 16 17 0 1 2 7 6 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 16, 1988
11. Jazz 120   Karl Malone 29 17 4 1 0 5 4 45 11-25 .440 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 105   Roy Tarpley 5 5 3 1 0 0 3 28 2-11 .182 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 1988
12. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 14 2 0 1 0 1 2 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 12 15 3 0 4 3 2 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1990
13. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 30 12 2 1 2 3 3 39 13-23 .565 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Mavericks 92   Roy Tarpley 11 9 2 0 3 2 5 35 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 17, 1990
14. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 39 17 3 1 1 0 2 40 14-29 .483 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Mavericks 97   Roy Tarpley 17 11 3 2 4 4 5 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1994
15. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 21 5 2 2 0 3 3 31 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 87   Roy Tarpley 9 1 1 0 1 3 1 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1995
16. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 32 15 4 2 1 6 4 38 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Mavericks 90   Roy Tarpley 9 8 2 3 4 0 5 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 08, 1995
17. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 17 8 5 3 2 2 0 29 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 87   Roy Tarpley 12 9 3 2 1 1 5 32 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1995
18. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 35 8 2 2 0 3 4 38 16-23 .696 1-1 1.000 2-6 .333
Mavericks 117   Roy Tarpley 16 8 0 1 0 3 2 25 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000