Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Ruben Patterson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Ruben Patterson 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 23 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 16-7 winning record over Ruben Patterson, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Ruben Patterson:
1998-99 to 2007-08
23 Games played
18 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
16
13
3
Ruben Patterson
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 23.7 8.5 4.5 1.30.4
Ruben Patterson 8.3 3.1 1.31.10.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 50 14 9 33
Ruben Patterson 21 8 4 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 22

games
21

games
19

games
9

games
4

games
Ruben Patterson 1

game
0

games
2

games
7

games
7

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

games
7

games
12

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1999
1. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 28 8 2 1 0 0 4 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Lakers 91   Ruben Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1999
2. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 27 8 5 0 0 4 3 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Lakers 93   Ruben Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1999
3. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 31 13 7 1 0 4 3 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 99   Ruben Patterson 21 3 3 3 2 2 2 35 9-11 .818 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
Dec. 10, 1999
4. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 21 11 3 2 3 2 2 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 83   Ruben Patterson 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 21 0-5 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 2000
5. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 26 11 8 1 0 1 2 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 104   Ruben Patterson 8 6 1 2 0 3 1 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2000
6. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 50 12 0 3 1 1 2 43 18-32 .563 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Supersonics 93   Ruben Patterson 7 2 0 1 0 1 2 11 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 24, 2000
7. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 23 8 2 0 0 0 2 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 87   Ruben Patterson 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 29, 2000
8. Jazz 78   Karl Malone 30 6 3 0 0 4 5 36 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 89   Ruben Patterson 13 5 0 0 1 2 2 21 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 03, 2000
9. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 23 14 3 0 1 6 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 104   Ruben Patterson 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 16 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 05, 2000
10. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 27 8 3 0 1 3 2 44 13-24 .542 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Supersonics 93   Ruben Patterson 15 4 1 1 0 1 1 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2001
11. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 25 9 7 2 0 0 3 35 6-11 .545 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Supersonics 88   Ruben Patterson 5 1 3 3 0 4 2 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 2001
12. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 33 10 5 3 0 1 4 36 12-22 .545 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Supersonics 84   Ruben Patterson 17 8 3 3 2 4 5 32 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Mar. 07, 2001
13. Jazz 86   Karl Malone 26 4 6 1 2 5 5 36 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 82   Ruben Patterson 10 4 3 2 0 2 1 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2001
14. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 24 13 6 2 1 2 3 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 85   Ruben Patterson 15 5 1 0 2 3 1 32 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Dec. 27, 2001
15. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 19 4 3 2 0 4 5 28 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 87   Ruben Patterson 18 3 1 2 0 2 2 37 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 02, 2002
16. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 24 13 2 2 0 6 0 42 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 96   Ruben Patterson 11 1 3 3 0 4 3 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2002
17. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 14 7 3 1 0 4 3 36 3-9 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Trail Blazers 103   Ruben Patterson 16 3 0 0 1 1 4 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 29, 2003
18. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 20 11 8 3 0 0 1 36 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 71   Ruben Patterson 9 7 0 1 1 2 1 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 26, 2003
19. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 24 6 7 1 0 3 3 34 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 85   Ruben Patterson 4 4 0 0 1 3 3 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 2003
20. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 21 4 9 2 0 2 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 88   Ruben Patterson 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2003
21. Lakers 108   Karl Malone 14 9 3 2 0 1 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 112   Ruben Patterson 11 3 4 1 0 0 4 23 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Apr. 06, 2004
22. Lakers 80   Karl Malone 11 2 6 1 0 4 5 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 91   Ruben Patterson 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 22 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 2004
23. Lakers 105   Karl Malone 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Trail Blazers 104   Ruben Patterson 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000