Sundiata Gaines vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Sundiata Gaines 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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)