Karl Malone vs. Howard Nathan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Nathan 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.

Howard Nathan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Howard Nathan: 1995-96 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Howard Nathan 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Howard Nathan 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Howard Nathan 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Howard Nathan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Howard Nathan 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Howard Nathan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Howard Nathan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Howard Nathan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Howard Nathan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Howard Nathan 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Howard Nathan 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Howard Nathan 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Howard Nathan 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Howard Nathan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Howard Nathan 13

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Howard Nathan 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Howard Nathan 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Howard Nathan 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Howard Nathan 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Howard Nathan 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Howard Nathan .556

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Howard Nathan .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Howard Nathan .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Howard Nathan 2.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Howard Nathan 0.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Howard Nathan 0.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Howard Nathan -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Howard Nathan -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Howard Nathan -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Howard Nathan -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Howard Nathan -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Howard Nathan -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Howard Nathan -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Howard Nathan -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Howard Nathan -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Howard Nathan -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Howard Nathan 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Howard Nathan -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Howard Nathan -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Howard Nathan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Howard Nathan -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Howard Nathan -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Howard Nathan -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Howard Nathan -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Howard Nathan -