Shawn Bradley vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Shawn Bradley 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

Shawn Bradley

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Shawn Bradley 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Shawn Bradley 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Karl Malone 4

Blocks Leader Shawn Bradley 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 6,752 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 5,268 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 573 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 532 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 2,119 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Shawn Bradley 832 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .457 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .103 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .716 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 1.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 128 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 147 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 10 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 7 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 47 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Shawn Bradley 43 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .478 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .741 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)