Shandon Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Shandon Anderson 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

Shandon Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shandon Anderson: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shandon Anderson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Shandon Anderson 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Shandon Anderson 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shandon Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 7.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 5,327 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 2,252 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 1,007 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 556 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 180 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Shandon Anderson 719 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .457 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .316 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .739 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 12.3 (2000) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.7 (2000) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.9 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.2 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.5 (2001) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 359 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 192 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 68 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 31 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 7 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Shandon Anderson 74 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .446 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .354 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .697 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 9.5 (1999) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.7 (1999) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.8 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 (1999) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)