Karl Malone vs. Zaza Pachulia Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zaza Pachulia 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.

Zaza Pachulia

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Zaza Pachulia: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Zaza Pachulia 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Zaza Pachulia 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Zaza Pachulia 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Zaza Pachulia 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Zaza Pachulia 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Zaza Pachulia 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Zaza Pachulia 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Zaza Pachulia 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Zaza Pachulia 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Zaza Pachulia 7,414

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Zaza Pachulia 6,315

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Zaza Pachulia 1,433

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Zaza Pachulia 768

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Zaza Pachulia 378

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Zaza Pachulia 1,098

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Zaza Pachulia .469

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Zaza Pachulia .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Zaza Pachulia 12.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Zaza Pachulia 9.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Zaza Pachulia 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Zaza Pachulia 1.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Zaza Pachulia 0.5 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Zaza Pachulia 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Zaza Pachulia 4.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Zaza Pachulia 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Zaza Pachulia 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Zaza Pachulia 367

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Zaza Pachulia 333

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Zaza Pachulia 59

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Zaza Pachulia 35

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Zaza Pachulia 20

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Zaza Pachulia 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Zaza Pachulia .443

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Zaza Pachulia .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Zaza Pachulia 3.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Zaza Pachulia 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Zaza Pachulia 0.6 (2010)