Karl Malone vs. Steve Smith Comparison

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

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Steve Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)