Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinnie Johnson and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinnie Johnson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has an 8-7 winning record over Vinnie Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Vinnie Johnson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Vinnie Johnson
7
7
0
Karl Malone
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 13.1 2.3 1.9 0.70.1
Karl Malone 24.5 10.1 2.50.70.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 34 5 5 21
Karl Malone 39 18 5 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 2

games
0

games
8

games
5

games
2

games
Karl Malone 13

games
15

games
7

games
2

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
8

games
5

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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
%
Feb. 17, 1986
1. Pistons 117   Vinnie Johnson 13 2 2 0 1 0 1 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 11 11 1 0 0 5 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Mar. 17, 1986
2. Pistons 106   Vinnie Johnson 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 17 10 5 0 0 3 4 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1987
3. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 21 4 3 0 0 3 1 28 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jazz 112   Karl Malone 23 10 2 0 1 3 5 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1988
4. Pistons 120   Vinnie Johnson 19 3 5 0 0 0 1 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 117   Karl Malone 39 13 3 4 0 3 3 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Mar. 09, 1988
5. Pistons 103   Vinnie Johnson 6 2 1 2 0 2 3 20 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 18 3 2 0 5 5 43 10-23 .435 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1989
6. Pistons 96   Vinnie Johnson 34 2 2 1 1 3 0 31 13-21 .619 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 27 8 4 0 0 1 4 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Mar. 29, 1989
7. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 22 1 0 1 0 3 3 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2OT Jazz 104   Karl Malone 26 10 3 0 1 6 6 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
8. Pistons 91   Vinnie Johnson 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 27 6 2 0 0 2 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Feb. 04, 1990
9. Pistons 115   Vinnie Johnson 15 4 3 0 0 2 1 31 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jazz 83   Karl Malone 19 6 1 0 1 4 1 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1990
10. Pistons 85   Vinnie Johnson 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 23 9 4 0 0 1 3 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Mar. 01, 1991
11. Pistons 92   Vinnie Johnson 20 5 3 2 0 1 1 42 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 32 7 2 1 2 3 2 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 14-17 .824
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1992
12. Spurs 98   Vinnie Johnson 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 21 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 23 17 1 1 1 3 3 40 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Mar. 04, 1992
13. Spurs 93   Vinnie Johnson 12 4 2 1 0 3 2 27 5-12 .417 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 26 14 1 0 1 2 4 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 14, 1992
14. Spurs 113   Vinnie Johnson 5 2 0 0 0 3 3 24 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 15 5 2 2 1 2 2 36 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 19, 1992
15. Spurs 90   Vinnie Johnson 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 20 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 34 8 3 1 1 3 4 39 13-21 .619 0-0 - 8-9 .889