Karl Malone vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Russell Westbrook 12

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Russell Westbrook 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Russell Westbrook 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Russell Westbrook 0

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Russell Westbrook 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Russell Westbrook 7.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Russell Westbrook 7.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Russell Westbrook 1.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Russell Westbrook 2,845

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Russell Westbrook 832

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Russell Westbrook 911

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Russell Westbrook 204

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Russell Westbrook 38

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Russell Westbrook 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Russell Westbrook .408

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Russell Westbrook .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)