Karl Malone vs. Joe Pace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Pace 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.

Joe Pace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Pace 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Pace 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Pace 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Pace 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Joe Pace 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Pace 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Pace 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Pace 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Pace 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Pace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Pace 255

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Pace 168

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Pace 27

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Pace 14

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Pace 38

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Pace 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Pace .467

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Pace .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Pace 3.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Pace 2.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Pace 0.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Pace 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Pace 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Pace 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Pace 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Pace 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Pace 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Pace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Pace 25

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Pace 20

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Pace 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Pace 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Pace 6

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Pace 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Pace .700

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Pace .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Pace 2.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Pace 2.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joe Pace 0.7 (1978)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.