Brian Cook vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cook 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Brian Cook 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Brian Cook 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Brian Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Cook 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Brian Cook 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cook 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 2.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cook 2,312 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Brian Cook 1,115 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Brian Cook 252 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Brian Cook 135 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Brian Cook 134 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Brian Cook 421 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cook .439 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Brian Cook .382 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cook .783 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cook 7.9 (2006) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 3.4 (2006) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 1.0 (2007) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.5 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.5 (2004) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cook 2.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 1.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cook 84 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Brian Cook 52 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Brian Cook 12 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Brian Cook 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Brian Cook 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Brian Cook 31 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cook .351 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Brian Cook .333 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cook 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cook 6.3 (2006) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 3.1 (2006) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 1.1 (2006) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.2 (2007) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)