Keith Appling vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Keith Appling 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

Keith Appling

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Keith Appling 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling 6 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Keith Appling 1 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Keith Appling 1 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Keith Appling 1 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Keith Appling 5 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling .250 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling 1.000 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 (2016) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 (2016) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Keith Appling - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Keith Appling - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Keith Appling - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Keith Appling - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Keith Appling 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)