Karl Malone vs. Derek Strong Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derek Strong 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.

Derek Strong

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Derek Strong: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Derek Strong 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Derek Strong 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Derek Strong 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Derek Strong 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Derek Strong 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Derek Strong 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Derek Strong 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Derek Strong 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Derek Strong 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Derek Strong 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Derek Strong 4.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Derek Strong 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Derek Strong 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Derek Strong 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Derek Strong 3,088

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Derek Strong 2,213

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Derek Strong 291

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Derek Strong 203

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Derek Strong 94

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Derek Strong 456

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Derek Strong .430

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Derek Strong .180

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Derek Strong .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Derek Strong 12.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Derek Strong 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Derek Strong 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Derek Strong 0.6 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Derek Strong 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Derek Strong 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Derek Strong 7.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Derek Strong 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Derek Strong 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Derek Strong 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Derek Strong 76

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Derek Strong 74

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Derek Strong 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Derek Strong 6

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Derek Strong 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Derek Strong 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Derek Strong .481

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Derek Strong .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Derek Strong .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Derek Strong 12.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Derek Strong 10.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Derek Strong 0.8 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Derek Strong 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Derek Strong 0.4 (1997)