Brian Cardinal vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Brian Cardinal 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

Brian Cardinal

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)