Karl Malone vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Shaquille O'Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)