Karl Malone vs. Ish Smith Comparison

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

Ish Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ish Smith: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ish Smith 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ish Smith 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ish Smith 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ish Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ish Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ish Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ish Smith 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ish Smith 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ish Smith 3.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ish Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ish Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ish Smith 5,712

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ish Smith 1,920

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ish Smith 3,044

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ish Smith 543

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ish Smith 197

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ish Smith 805

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ish Smith .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ish Smith .325

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ish Smith .676

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ish Smith 12.6 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ish Smith 4.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ish Smith 6.5 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ish Smith 1.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ish Smith 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ish Smith 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ish Smith 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ish Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ish Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ish Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ish Smith 64

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ish Smith 32

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ish Smith 34

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ish Smith 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ish Smith 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ish Smith 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ish Smith .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ish Smith .214

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ish Smith .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ish Smith 6.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ish Smith 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ish Smith 3.5 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ish Smith 1.4 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ish Smith 1.0 (2012)