Kevin Love vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Love 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kevin Love 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Love 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Karl Malone 4

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,103 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 720 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kevin Love 140 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kevin Love 83 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .398 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)