Kelenna Azubuike vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kelenna Azubuike 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

Kelenna Azubuike

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelenna Azubuike: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kelenna Azubuike 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kelenna Azubuike 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 10.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 4.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 2,178 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 829 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 230 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 130 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 103 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 208 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .459 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .409 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .770 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 14.4 (2009) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 5.0 (2009) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.6 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.8 (2009) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2010) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 7 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .500 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 3.0 (2012) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)