Karl Malone vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Karl Malone 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.