Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rodney Buford and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rodney Buford 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Rodney Buford has a 6-2 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rodney Buford
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rodney Buford:
1999-00 to 2004-05
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rodney Buford
6
6
0
Karl Malone
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 8.0 3.0 0.5 0.60.0
Karl Malone 14.3 8.3 4.91.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 20 6 2 20
Karl Malone 23 15 9 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 2

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Karl Malone 6

games 		8

games		 8

games		 6

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1999
1. Heat 74   Rodney Buford 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 72   Karl Malone 21 8 3 3 0 7 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2000
2. 76ers 97   Rodney Buford 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 13 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 12 5 4 1 3 2 2 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2002
3. Grizzlies 97   Rodney Buford 9 5 1 2 0 2 1 19 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2OT Jazz 95   Karl Malone 23 15 7 1 0 4 3 53 9-24 .375 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 05, 2002
4. Grizzlies 86   Rodney Buford 20 6 0 2 0 2 0 34 7-10 .700 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Jazz 79   Karl Malone 10 8 4 1 0 2 1 30 2-13 .154 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 28, 2002
5. Grizzlies 70   Rodney Buford 15 5 1 0 0 2 2 35 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 10 6 9 3 1 2 2 27 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 2002
6. Grizzlies 79   Rodney Buford 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 78   Karl Malone 14 6 4 3 0 2 4 40 4-15 .267 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 2004
7. Kings 91   Rodney Buford 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Karl Malone 11 7 4 1 0 4 3 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 11, 2004
8. Kings 102   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 85   Karl Malone 13 11 4 1 0 2 4 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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