Karl Malone vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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.

Garrett Temple

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Garrett Temple 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Garrett Temple 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Garrett Temple 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Garrett Temple 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Garrett Temple 4,529

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Garrett Temple 1,682

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Garrett Temple 1,229

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Garrett Temple 593

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Garrett Temple 239

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Garrett Temple 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Garrett Temple .401

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Garrett Temple .344

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Garrett Temple .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)