Karl Malone vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

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

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Garfield Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.