Karl Malone vs. Steve Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Novak 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.

Steve Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Steve Novak: 2006-07 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Steve Novak 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Steve Novak 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Steve Novak 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Steve Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Steve Novak 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Steve Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Steve Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Steve Novak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Steve Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Steve Novak 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Steve Novak 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Steve Novak 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Steve Novak 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Steve Novak 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Steve Novak 2,177

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Steve Novak 591

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Steve Novak 132

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Steve Novak 91

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Steve Novak 38

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Steve Novak 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Steve Novak .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Steve Novak .430

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Steve Novak .877

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Steve Novak 8.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Steve Novak 1.9 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Steve Novak 0.6 (2009)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Steve Novak 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Steve Novak 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Steve Novak 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Steve Novak 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Steve Novak 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Steve Novak 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Steve Novak 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Steve Novak 38

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Steve Novak 27

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Steve Novak 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Steve Novak 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Steve Novak 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Steve Novak 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Steve Novak .483

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Steve Novak .455

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Steve Novak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Steve Novak 2.7 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Steve Novak 3.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Steve Novak 0.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Steve Novak 0.1 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Steve Novak 0.3 (2008)