Karl Malone vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Karl-Anthony Towns 329

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Karl-Anthony Towns 198

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Karl-Anthony Towns 39

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Karl-Anthony Towns 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Karl-Anthony Towns .473

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Karl-Anthony Towns .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)