Karl Malone vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Smith 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.

Charles Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Charles Smith: 1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Charles Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Charles Smith 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Charles Smith 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Charles Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Charles Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Charles Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Charles Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Charles Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Charles Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Charles Smith 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Charles Smith 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Charles Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Charles Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Charles Smith 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Charles Smith 8,107

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Charles Smith 3,246

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Charles Smith 798

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Charles Smith 462

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Charles Smith 789

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Charles Smith 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Charles Smith .475

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Charles Smith .194

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Charles Smith .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Charles Smith 21.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Charles Smith 8.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Charles Smith 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Charles Smith 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Charles Smith 2.0 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Charles Smith 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Charles Smith 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Charles Smith 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Charles Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Charles Smith 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Charles Smith 616

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Charles Smith 262

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Charles Smith 77

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Charles Smith 45

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Charles Smith 77

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Charles Smith 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Charles Smith .481

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Charles Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Charles Smith .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Charles Smith 11.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Charles Smith 5.6 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Charles Smith 1.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Charles Smith 1.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Charles Smith 2.4 (1992)