Karl Malone vs. Nolan Smith Comparison

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

Nolan Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nolan Smith: 2011-12 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nolan Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nolan Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nolan Smith 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nolan Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nolan Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nolan Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nolan Smith 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nolan Smith 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nolan Smith 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nolan Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nolan Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nolan Smith 277

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nolan Smith 83

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nolan Smith 97

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nolan Smith 25

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nolan Smith 4

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nolan Smith 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nolan Smith .371

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nolan Smith .260

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nolan Smith .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nolan Smith 3.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nolan Smith 1.3 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nolan Smith 1.4 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nolan Smith 0.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nolan Smith 0.1 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nolan Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nolan Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nolan Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nolan Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nolan Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nolan Smith -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nolan Smith -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nolan Smith -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nolan Smith -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nolan Smith -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nolan Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nolan Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nolan Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nolan Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nolan Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nolan Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nolan Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nolan Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nolan Smith -