Gilbert Arenas vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)