Karl Malone vs. Olden Polynice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Olden Polynice 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.

Olden Polynice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Olden Polynice: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Olden Polynice 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Olden Polynice 15

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Olden Polynice 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Olden Polynice 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Olden Polynice 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Olden Polynice 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Olden Polynice 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Olden Polynice 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Olden Polynice 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Olden Polynice 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Olden Polynice 6.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Olden Polynice 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Olden Polynice 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Olden Polynice 8,265

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Olden Polynice 7,110

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Olden Polynice 744

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Olden Polynice 516

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Olden Polynice 651

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Olden Polynice 1,058

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Olden Polynice .505

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Olden Polynice .192

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Olden Polynice .535

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Olden Polynice 12.5 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Olden Polynice 11.9 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Olden Polynice 2.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Olden Polynice 0.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Olden Polynice 1.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Olden Polynice 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Olden Polynice 6.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Olden Polynice 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Olden Polynice 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Olden Polynice 236

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Olden Polynice 221

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Olden Polynice 12

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Olden Polynice 15

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Olden Polynice 22

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Olden Polynice 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Olden Polynice .547

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Olden Polynice .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Olden Polynice .543

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Olden Polynice 13.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Olden Polynice 12.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Olden Polynice 0.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Olden Polynice 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Olden Polynice 1.8 (1996)