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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Finley 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 36 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 23-13 winning record over Michael Finley, but Michael Finley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Finley
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Finley:
1995-96 to 2009-10
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
36 Games played
31 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Finley
13
10
3
Karl Malone
23
21
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 19.0 5.2 3.1 1.00.4
Karl Malone 23.8 9.4 3.61.40.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 35 12 8 42
Karl Malone 36 14 9 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 7

games		 4

games		 12

games		 10

games		8

games
Karl Malone 25

games 		29

games		 20

games		 16

games		12

games
Both had same stat 4

games		 3

games		 4

games		 10

games		16

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1995
1. Suns 105   Michael Finley 19 6 2 2 1 4 4 39 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 7-8 .875
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 25 12 4 1 1 4 4 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Feb. 26, 1996
2. Suns 87   Michael Finley 5 1 3 1 0 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 28 9 3 1 1 0 4 36 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Apr. 04, 1996
3. Suns 107   Michael Finley 17 5 4 1 0 1 3 41 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 17 7 2 0 0 2 3 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 10, 1996
4. Suns 79   Michael Finley 15 7 5 0 0 1 3 38 7-15 .467 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 15 10 0 0 0 1 2 32 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1996
5. Suns 95   Michael Finley 12 5 2 0 0 2 1 24 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 87   Karl Malone 27 12 5 4 2 6 5 43 13-26 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 01, 1997
6. Mavericks 100   Michael Finley 11 4 3 0 1 2 1 26 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 11 3 1 0 3 5 37 13-28 .464 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Feb. 15, 1997
7. Mavericks 84   Michael Finley 13 2 0 2 0 3 2 25 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 15 8 3 1 0 3 1 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Mar. 05, 1997
8. Mavericks 65   Michael Finley 13 1 2 1 1 4 1 41 4-15 .267 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 20 8 7 3 1 0 1 32 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1997
9. Mavericks 77   Michael Finley 21 4 7 1 0 3 1 43 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 26 10 3 2 0 6 2 37 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 12, 1997
10. Mavericks 66   Michael Finley 21 5 3 2 1 1 1 48 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jazz 68   Karl Malone 23 5 4 0 0 5 1 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 30, 1998
11. Mavericks 94   Michael Finley 27 6 3 2 0 4 0 43 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 9-13 .692
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 29 6 2 4 0 1 3 35 10-24 .417 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 27, 1998
12. Mavericks 90   Michael Finley 24 5 8 1 0 2 1 45 7-21 .333 2-4 .500 8-12 .667
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 33 14 3 1 0 6 3 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 13-16 .813
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1999
13. Mavericks 79   Michael Finley 15 4 1 3 1 2 1 39 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 31 12 4 2 0 3 2 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 1999
14. Mavericks 65   Michael Finley 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 80   Karl Malone 13 10 2 1 1 5 2 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 05, 1999
15. Mavericks 95   Michael Finley 29 8 3 3 0 2 2 37 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 30 9 5 3 0 2 4 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1999
16. Mavericks 79   Michael Finley 11 10 8 1 0 5 1 45 5-21 .238 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 29 10 1 2 2 6 2 39 13-24 .542 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 06, 2000
17. Mavericks 92   Michael Finley 30 5 8 2 0 3 1 48 13-27 .481 1-3 .333 3-6 .500
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 24 11 4 0 1 2 3 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 24, 2000
18. Mavericks 85   Michael Finley 14 4 6 1 0 1 2 37 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 18 10 6 1 2 3 2 40 8-21 .381 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 27, 2000
19. Mavericks 113   Michael Finley 31 5 2 0 0 2 3 47 13-18 .722 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 26 10 1 2 2 3 4 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-10 .800
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2000
20. Mavericks 106   Michael Finley 20 3 2 2 1 4 5 45 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 35 10 3 0 0 3 4 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 17-22 .773
Nov. 20, 2000
21. Mavericks 107   Michael Finley 29 7 2 0 0 1 1 44 11-20 .550 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 13 11 5 2 0 2 2 41 4-14 .286 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Mar. 26, 2001
22. Mavericks 98   Michael Finley 33 12 3 0 0 1 1 48 13-28 .464 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 21 10 1 0 0 3 3 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 07, 2001
23. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 14 3 4 2 1 7 4 45 5-10 .500 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 31 11 5 1 0 0 4 41 9-21 .429 0-0 - 13-17 .765
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2001
24. Mavericks 86   Michael Finley 26 4 2 0 1 2 2 48 10-23 .435 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 26 6 4 2 1 7 1 41 8-23 .348 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Apr. 24, 2001
25. Mavericks 98   Michael Finley 32 8 3 0 0 1 3 46 10-23 .435 3-9 .333 9-11 .818
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 34 7 3 2 0 3 2 44 11-22 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Apr. 28, 2001
26. Mavericks 94   Michael Finley 8 4 5 4 0 3 1 45 2-14 .143 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 29 13 6 1 1 5 4 43 11-28 .393 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
May. 01, 2001
27. Mavericks 107   Michael Finley 20 12 4 0 0 1 3 42 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
Jazz 77   Karl Malone 25 8 2 0 1 2 4 34 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 03, 2001
28. Mavericks 84   Michael Finley 33 6 1 0 0 3 3 48 13-24 .542 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Jazz 83   Karl Malone 24 10 2 0 1 2 2 37 9-28 .321 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2001
29. Mavericks 98   Michael Finley 6 4 2 0 1 1 4 36 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 30 12 5 0 0 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Apr. 08, 2002
30. Mavericks 105   Michael Finley 20 6 1 1 0 1 3 34 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 22 8 3 3 1 5 2 37 7-17 .412 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Apr. 16, 2002
31. Mavericks 96   Michael Finley 35 6 1 1 2 2 0 40 13-23 .565 3-4 .750 6-7 .857
Jazz 87   Karl Malone 24 7 3 1 0 7 4 39 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2002
32. Mavericks 81   Michael Finley 16 6 1 2 0 1 3 44 7-21 .333 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 16 12 3 1 0 1 2 41 5-16 .313 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Feb. 03, 2003
33. Mavericks 92   Michael Finley 17 5 1 0 2 1 1 42 8-16 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 18 6 5 1 0 2 4 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 08, 2003
34. Mavericks 101   Michael Finley 14 5 3 0 0 0 1 31 5-12 .417 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 77   Karl Malone 16 4 2 2 0 2 2 25 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
35. Mavericks 93   Michael Finley 12 4 1 0 0 1 1 29 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
Lakers 109   Karl Malone 15 10 9 1 1 1 4 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 04, 2003
36. Mavericks 103   Michael Finley 19 3 1 2 0 1 4 43 8-24 .333 1-6 .167 2-3 .667
Lakers 114   Karl Malone 11 9 6 3 0 2 2 34 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
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