Karl Malone vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons 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 Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Karl Malone 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ben Simmons .571

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)