Karl Malone vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Alex Poythress -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Alex Poythress -