Karl Malone vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dwyane Wade 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dwyane Wade 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Dwyane Wade 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)