Linas Kleiza vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Linas Kleiza 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

Linas Kleiza

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linas Kleiza: 2005-06 to 2012-13
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Linas Kleiza 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Linas Kleiza 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Linas Kleiza 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 3.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Linas Kleiza 3,561 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Linas Kleiza 1,470 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Linas Kleiza 321 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Linas Kleiza 159 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Linas Kleiza 73 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Linas Kleiza 409 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linas Kleiza .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Linas Kleiza .335 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Linas Kleiza .763 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 11.2 (2011) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 4.5 (2011) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 1.2 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.6 (2008) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 (2008) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 6.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 3.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Linas Kleiza 167 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Linas Kleiza 83 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Linas Kleiza 14 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Linas Kleiza 6 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Linas Kleiza 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Linas Kleiza 26 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linas Kleiza .461 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Linas Kleiza .344 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Linas Kleiza .718 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 14.0 (2008) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 6.5 (2008) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.8 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.4 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.1 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)