Clyde Drexler vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Clyde Drexler 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Drexler 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)