Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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 23 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 19-4 winning record over Shareef Abdur-Rahim. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shareef Abdur-Rahim
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shareef Abdur-Rahim:
1996-97 to 2007-08
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
4
4
0
Karl Malone
19
19
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.4 6.6 2.3 0.90.7
Karl Malone 22.5 8.3 3.91.30.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 31 12 5 23
Karl Malone 34 14 8 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9

games		 6

games		 2

games		 3

games		7

games
Karl Malone 14

games 		14

games		 18

games		 8

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 3

games		 12

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1996
1. Grizzlies 96   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 21 13 2 1 2 4 1 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 17, 1997
2. Grizzlies 68   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 6 0 2 3 5 3 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 30 6 4 2 1 3 2 30 11-14 .786 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 02, 1997
3. Grizzlies 86   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 20 8 2 1 1 3 3 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 18 9 3 1 0 3 3 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1997
4. Grizzlies 80   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 13 7 0 0 0 1 3 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 7 5 2 1 2 2 31 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Dec. 28, 1997
5. Grizzlies 88   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 31 10 4 2 3 3 1 40 14-23 .609 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Jazz 89   Karl Malone 26 13 4 2 1 1 2 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1998
6. Grizzlies 101   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 4 5 1 0 1 1 33 5-12 .417 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 30 9 3 2 1 2 2 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Apr. 05, 1998
7. Grizzlies 93   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 26 9 3 0 2 2 5 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 25 6 6 0 0 2 2 40 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1999
8. Grizzlies 86   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 17 5 2 1 1 3 2 32 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 16 10 4 2 0 3 1 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 26, 1999
9. Grizzlies 80   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 30 9 5 1 1 5 3 43 13-21 .619 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 26 8 2 1 2 2 2 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1999
10. Grizzlies 90   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18 4 2 0 0 4 6 37 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 29 11 3 0 3 6 5 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Jan. 20, 2000
11. Grizzlies 89   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15 12 3 2 0 4 5 36 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 32 12 5 2 1 2 4 41 13-23 .565 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 26, 2000
12. Grizzlies 116   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 30 6 1 0 0 2 4 44 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 13 5 3 0 0 1 4 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 25, 2000
13. Grizzlies 75   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15 8 1 0 0 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 84   Karl Malone 25 14 1 2 2 1 2 33 9-25 .360 0-0 - 7-11 .636
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2000
14. Grizzlies 87   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21 9 2 0 1 4 1 36 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 18 4 4 1 0 2 4 30 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 07, 2001
15. Grizzlies 82   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 20 6 3 2 0 3 3 44 5-17 .294 0-2 .000 10-15 .667
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 34 8 4 0 1 3 1 40 15-25 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 28, 2001
16. Grizzlies 83   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 6 3 1 0 4 5 37 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 21 7 5 2 1 3 2 30 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 2001
17. Grizzlies 73   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 20 12 3 2 1 3 4 47 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 31 7 8 1 2 0 1 35 12-26 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2001
18. Hawks 89   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 25 7 3 2 3 3 6 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 27 9 3 2 2 6 3 39 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Nov. 14, 2001
19. Hawks 111   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 5 2 1 0 1 2 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 79   Karl Malone 7 6 3 0 0 5 3 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2002
20. Hawks 105   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 17 5 1 0 0 3 4 28 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 2-7 .286
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 20 9 2 2 0 4 3 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nov. 08, 2002
21. Hawks 97   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 17 5 1 1 1 3 3 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 27 11 7 3 1 1 4 38 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 2004
22. Trail Blazers 91   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 3 4 1 0 2 1 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 80   Karl Malone 11 2 6 1 0 4 5 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 2004
23. Trail Blazers 104   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2OT Lakers 105   Karl Malone 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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