Tim Hardaway vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Hardaway 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)