Bill Garnett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bill Garnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Garnett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)