Karl Malone vs. Phil Smith Comparison

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

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Phil Smith 1

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Phil Smith 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Phil Smith 165

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Phil Smith 18

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.