Karl Malone vs. Michael Smith Comparison

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

Michael Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Michael Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Michael Smith 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Michael Smith 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Michael Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Michael Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Michael Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Michael Smith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Michael Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Michael Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Michael Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Michael Smith 2,527

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Michael Smith 3,193

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Michael Smith 661

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Michael Smith 361

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Michael Smith 248

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Michael Smith 6.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Michael Smith 9.5 (1997)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Michael Smith 2.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Michael Smith 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Michael Smith 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Michael Smith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Michael Smith 5.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Michael Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Michael Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Michael Smith 19

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Michael Smith 22

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Michael Smith 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Michael Smith 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Michael Smith 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Michael Smith .583

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Michael Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Michael Smith 4.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Michael Smith 5.5 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Michael Smith 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Michael Smith 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Michael Smith 0.5 (1996)