Karl Malone vs. David West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David West 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.

David West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 David West 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 David West 15

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 David West 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 David West 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 David West 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 David West 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 David West 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 David West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 David West 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 David West 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 David West 6.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 David West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 David West 14,034

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 David West 6,590

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 David West 2,273

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 David West 764

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 David West 850

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 David West 1,034

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 David West .495

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 David West .265

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 David West .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) David West 21.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) David West 8.9 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) David West 3.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) David West 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) David West 1.3 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 David West 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 David West 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 David West 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 David West 1,335

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 David West 655

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 David West 265

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 David West 74

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 David West 95

Total Games Karl Malone 193 David West 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 David West .476

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 David West .320

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 David West .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) David West 21.2 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) David West 8.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) David West 3.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) David West 1.1 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) David West 1.9 (2008)