Karl Malone vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)