Thanasis Antetokounmpo vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Thanasis Antetokounmpo 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

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
T. Antetokounmpo: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T. Antetokounmpo 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons T. Antetokounmpo 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played T. Antetokounmpo 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T. Antetokounmpo 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 1.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 481 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 307 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 115 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 55 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 31 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 198 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .509 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .143 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .529 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 3.6 (2022) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2021) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.4 (2021) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 14 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 14 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 6 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 24 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .400 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.7 (2021) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.4 (2021) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 1.0 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)