Karl Malone vs. Craig Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig 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.

Craig Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Craig Smith: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Craig Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Craig Smith 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Craig Smith 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Craig Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Craig Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Craig Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Craig Smith 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Craig Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Craig Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Craig Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Craig Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Craig Smith 3,080

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Craig Smith 1,567

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Craig Smith 322

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Craig Smith 183

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Craig Smith 91

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Craig Smith 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Craig Smith .553

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Craig Smith .037

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Craig Smith .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Craig Smith 10.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Craig Smith 5.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Craig Smith 1.1 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Craig Smith 0.6 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Craig Smith 0.3 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Craig Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Craig Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Craig Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Craig Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Craig Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Craig Smith -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Craig Smith -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Craig Smith -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Craig Smith -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Craig Smith -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Craig Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Craig Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Craig Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Craig Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Craig Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Craig Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Craig Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Craig Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Craig Smith -