Karl Malone vs. Tony Smith Comparison

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

Tony Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tony Smith: 1990-91 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tony Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tony Smith 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tony Smith 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tony Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tony Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tony Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tony Smith 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tony Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tony Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tony Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tony Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tony Smith 2,504

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tony Smith 735

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tony Smith 881

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tony Smith 319

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tony Smith 79

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tony Smith 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tony Smith .431

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tony Smith .307

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tony Smith .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tony Smith 8.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tony Smith 2.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tony Smith 2.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tony Smith 1.2 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tony Smith 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tony Smith 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tony Smith 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tony Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tony Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tony Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tony Smith 87

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tony Smith 21

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tony Smith 22

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tony Smith 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tony Smith 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tony Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tony Smith .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tony Smith .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tony Smith .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tony Smith 7.3 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tony Smith 1.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tony Smith 2.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tony Smith 1.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tony Smith 0.2 (1993)