Karl Malone vs. Doug McDermott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doug McDermott 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.

Doug McDermott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Doug McDermott: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Doug McDermott 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Doug McDermott 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Doug McDermott 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Doug McDermott 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Doug McDermott 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Doug McDermott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Doug McDermott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Doug McDermott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Doug McDermott 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Doug McDermott 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Doug McDermott 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Doug McDermott 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Doug McDermott 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Doug McDermott 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Doug McDermott 5,851

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Doug McDermott 1,434

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Doug McDermott 657

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Doug McDermott 142

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Doug McDermott 61

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Doug McDermott 655

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Doug McDermott .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Doug McDermott .410

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Doug McDermott .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Doug McDermott 13.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Doug McDermott 3.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Doug McDermott 1.4 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Doug McDermott 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Doug McDermott 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Doug McDermott 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Doug McDermott 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Doug McDermott 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Doug McDermott 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Doug McDermott 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Doug McDermott 52

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Doug McDermott 16

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Doug McDermott 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Doug McDermott 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Doug McDermott 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Doug McDermott 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Doug McDermott .353

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Doug McDermott .324

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Doug McDermott .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Doug McDermott 5.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Doug McDermott 1.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Doug McDermott 1.3 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Doug McDermott 0.3 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Doug McDermott 0.3 (2019)