Matt Costello vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Matt Costello 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

Matt Costello

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Matt Costello - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Matt Costello - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)