Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams and Karl Malone 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 29 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 20-9 winning record over Michael Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
29 Games played
29 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
9
9
0
Karl Malone
20
20
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 14.7 2.7 5.3 1.50.0
Karl Malone 30.3 11.5 3.61.80.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 37 10 13 40
Karl Malone 48 17 8 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 5

games		 1

game		 18

games		 10

games		0

games
Karl Malone 24

games 		28

games		 9

games		 14

games		18

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		11

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. 16, 1985
1. Kings 96   Michael Adams 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 5 9 2 1 2 5 2 30 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
2. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 12 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 24 9 1 3 1 1 5 32 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 20, 1987
3. Bullets 118   Michael Adams 5 3 5 2 0 2 2 21 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 36 15 1 2 0 2 3 38 13-27 .481 0-1 .000 10-14 .714
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
4. Nuggets 110   Michael Adams 4 1 4 1 0 1 3 25 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 120   Karl Malone 25 11 1 0 3 3 4 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 29, 1987
5. Nuggets 97   Michael Adams 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 37 13 2 1 0 4 4 40 14-21 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 14, 1988
6. Nuggets 107   Michael Adams 11 3 2 1 0 4 2 41 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 31 11 2 2 0 2 4 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Feb. 24, 1988
7. Nuggets 123   Michael Adams 13 5 8 4 0 3 1 40 5-14 .357 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Jazz 120   Karl Malone 38 17 2 2 0 7 3 44 11-25 .440 0-0 - 16-18 .889
Mar. 14, 1988
8. Nuggets 115   Michael Adams 20 1 7 4 0 1 4 44 7-20 .350 5-15 .333 1-2 .500
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 03 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1988
9. Nuggets 111   Michael Adams 22 3 8 1 0 2 2 43 8-20 .400 4-11 .364 2-2 1.000
Jazz 118   Karl Malone 30 10 5 1 1 4 4 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-16 .625
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1989
10. Nuggets 127   Michael Adams 14 2 4 1 0 0 0 29 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Jazz 126   Karl Malone 33 10 5 2 2 2 2 42 14-30 .467 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Feb. 14, 1989
11. Nuggets 105   Michael Adams 18 4 6 1 0 1 3 34 5-18 .278 2-8 .250 6-9 .667
Jazz 119   Karl Malone 28 14 5 3 3 5 3 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Feb. 24, 1989
12. Nuggets 121   Michael Adams 32 10 7 3 0 1 2 40 12-21 .571 4-6 .667 4-6 .667
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 25 8 3 3 1 3 2 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 25, 1989
13. Nuggets 90   Michael Adams 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 29 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 11 7 4 2 2 3 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Apr. 08, 1989
14. Nuggets 110   Michael Adams 7 3 5 1 0 3 2 24 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 34 5 3 3 0 3 5 33 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 12, 1989
15. Nuggets 102   Michael Adams 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 18 1-7 .143 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 40 13 5 5 2 4 2 43 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 15-16 .938
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
16. Nuggets 113   Michael Adams 20 3 7 0 0 2 1 39 7-17 .412 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Jazz 122   Karl Malone 40 16 5 2 2 5 2 40 18-25 .720 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 06, 1990
17. Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 13 1 4 0 0 2 1 32 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
OT Jazz 123   Karl Malone 48 14 3 2 1 5 2 47 20-34 .588 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Jan. 10, 1990
18. Nuggets 99   Michael Adams 13 2 3 3 0 2 2 23 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Jazz 130   Karl Malone 31 11 5 0 1 3 3 27 14-18 .778 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
19. Nuggets 109   Michael Adams 25 2 5 1 0 2 1 40 8-13 .615 5-8 .625 4-5 .800
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 35 9 8 1 0 3 2 41 10-19 .526 2-2 1.000 13-16 .813
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1990
20. Nuggets 126   Michael Adams 25 4 13 2 0 1 1 34 8-23 .348 2-11 .182 7-8 .875
Jazz 141   Karl Malone 39 12 5 0 0 7 5 39 13-20 .650 0-0 - 13-19 .684
Jan. 26, 1991
21. Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 37 6 8 2 0 2 3 42 13-25 .520 4-10 .400 7-9 .778
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 36 16 0 0 1 5 1 42 12-28 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Mar. 20, 1991
22. Nuggets 98   Michael Adams 30 6 8 3 0 2 3 36 9-25 .360 2-9 .222 10-10 1.000
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 31 12 4 1 1 4 1 42 11-25 .440 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Apr. 13, 1991
23. Nuggets 110   Michael Adams 18 4 5 4 0 1 4 27 4-18 .222 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000
Jazz 121   Karl Malone 41 11 4 1 1 4 5 36 13-22 .591 0-0 - 15-16 .938
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1991
24. Bullets 98   Michael Adams 27 2 4 0 0 3 2 38 7-15 .467 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 22 11 3 3 0 5 4 32 6-20 .300 0-0 - 10-15 .667
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1992
25. Bullets 126   Michael Adams 25 1 12 2 0 2 2 44 8-18 .444 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 22 14 5 3 1 6 3 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 10, 1992
26. Bullets 96   Michael Adams 5 4 8 3 0 3 3 29 1-7 .143 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 33 9 3 0 1 2 2 32 14-24 .583 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1993
27. Bullets 91   Michael Adams 10 1 4 0 0 2 3 31 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 27 14 7 3 1 4 4 44 11-19 .579 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Dec. 18, 1993
28. Bullets 96   Michael Adams 20 0 8 1 0 4 2 36 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 26 14 3 3 0 4 6 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 13, 1996
29. Hornets 91   Michael Adams 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 09 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 20 12 4 0 0 2 3 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-11 .545
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