Karl Malone vs Michael Jordan

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Karl Malone in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Karl Malone vs Michael Jordan head to head

They have faced each other 36 times: Karl Malone's team won 17, Michael Jordan's 19. In the playoffs Michael Jordan leads 8-4.

Every game against each other

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Karl Malone vs Michael Jordan, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Malone's team↓	Karl Malone↓	Michael Jordan↓
Feb 14, 2003	WSH at UTAH	W 109-77	23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN	11 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN
Nov 14, 2002	UTAH at WSH	L 105-102	26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN	19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 21, 2002	WSH at UTAH	W 94-79	23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN	11 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 22 MIN
Nov 16, 2001	UTAH at WSH	W 101-92	30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN	44 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 14, 1998	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	L 87-86	31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN	45 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 12, 1998	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	W 83-81	39 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN	28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 45 MIN
Jun 10, 1998	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	L 86-82	21 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN	34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 7, 1998	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	L 96-54	22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN	24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN
Jun 5, 1998	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	L 93-88	16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN	37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 3, 1998	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	W 88-85 OT	21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN	33 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 46 MIN
Feb 4, 1998	CHI at UTAH	W 101-93	30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN	40 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 25, 1998	UTAH at CHI	W 101-94	35 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN	32 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 13, 1997	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	L 90-86	21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN	39 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 11, 1997	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	L 90-88	19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN	38 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 8, 1997	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	W 78-73	23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN	22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN
Jun 6, 1997	CHI at UTAH (playoffs)	W 104-93	37 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN	26 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 4, 1997	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	L 97-85	20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN	38 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 45 MIN
Jun 1, 1997	UTAH at CHI (playoffs)	L 84-82	23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN	31 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 6, 1997	UTAH at CHI	L 102-89	27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN	23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 23, 1996	CHI at UTAH	W 105-100	36 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN	44 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 23, 1995	UTAH at CHI	L 100-86	22 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN	30 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 24, 1995	CHI at UTAH	L 90-85	19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN	34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 17, 1993	UTAH at CHI	L 114-96	20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN	27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
Feb 1, 1993	CHI at UTAH	L 96-92	40 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN	37 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 3, 1992	CHI at UTAH	W 126-123	34 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 57 MIN	34 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 56 MIN
Jan 10, 1992	UTAH at CHI	L 105-90	17 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN	37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 8, 1991	UTAH at CHI	L 99-89	19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN	37 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 13, 1990	CHI at UTAH	L 84-82	28 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN	29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 8, 1990	UTAH at CHI	W 98-94	27 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN	43 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 47 MIN
Nov 15, 1989	CHI at UTAH	W 108-107	29 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN	40 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 6, 1989	UTAH at CHI	W 106-92	30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN	27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 30, 1988	CHI at UTAH	W 107-93	19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN	33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 9, 1988	UTAH at CHI	L 113-91	25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN	45 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 2, 1987	CHI at UTAH	L 105-101	33 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN	47 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 20, 1986	UTAH at CHI	W 91-89	17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN	27 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 3, 1986	CHI at UTAH	W 99-94	24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN	45 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Where each stands all time

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.