Byron Houston vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Byron Houston 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

Byron Houston

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Houston: 1992-93 to 1995-96
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Byron Houston 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Byron Houston 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 835 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 648 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Byron Houston 114 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Byron Houston 103 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Byron Houston 86 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Byron Houston 214 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .456 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston .256 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .676 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.3 (1993) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 4.0 (1993) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.9 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.6 (1993) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 15 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Byron Houston 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Byron Houston 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Byron Houston 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Byron Houston 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .600 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.0 (1994) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.7 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 1.0 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 (1994) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.7 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)