Karl Malone vs. Randy Smith Comparison

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

Randy Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Randy Smith: 1971-72 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Randy Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Randy Smith 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Randy Smith 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Randy Smith 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Randy Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Randy Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Randy Smith 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Randy Smith 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Randy Smith 4.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Randy Smith 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Randy Smith 16,262

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Randy Smith 3,597

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Randy Smith 4,487

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Randy Smith 1,403 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Randy Smith 57 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Randy Smith 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Randy Smith .470

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Randy Smith .155 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Randy Smith .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Randy Smith 24.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Randy Smith 5.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Randy Smith 6.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Randy Smith 2.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Randy Smith 0.2 (1981) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Randy Smith 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Randy Smith 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Randy Smith 6.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Randy Smith 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Randy Smith 420

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Randy Smith 109

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Randy Smith 157

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Randy Smith 43 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Randy Smith 2 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Randy Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Randy Smith .465

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Randy Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Randy Smith .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Randy Smith 22.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Randy Smith 5.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Randy Smith 8.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Randy Smith 2.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Randy Smith 0.2 (1974) *

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.