Joe Barry Carroll vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Joe Barry Carroll 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

Joe Barry Carroll

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Barry Carroll: 1980-81 to 1990-91
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Joe Barry Carroll 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Joe Barry Carroll 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Joe Barry Carroll 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Barry Carroll 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 17.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 7.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Barry Carroll 12,455 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Joe Barry Carroll 5,404 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Joe Barry Carroll 1,264 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Joe Barry Carroll 687 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Joe Barry Carroll 1,121 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Joe Barry Carroll 705 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .474 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .747 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 24.1 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 9.3 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 2.6 (1987) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.4 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 2.0 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 13.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 4.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Barry Carroll 261 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Joe Barry Carroll 94 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Joe Barry Carroll 26 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Joe Barry Carroll 18 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Joe Barry Carroll 32 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Joe Barry Carroll 19 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .449 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Joe Barry Carroll .797 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 18.9 (1987) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 6.5 (1987) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.9 (1987) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 1.4 (1987) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Barry Carroll 2.5 (1987) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)