Vin Baker vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Vin Baker 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

Vin Baker

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vin Baker: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vin Baker 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Vin Baker 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vin Baker 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Vin Baker 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vin Baker 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Vin Baker 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Vin Baker 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 11,839 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 5,867 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Vin Baker 1,509 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Vin Baker 582 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Vin Baker 798 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Vin Baker 791 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .485 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .215 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .638 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 21.1 (1996) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 10.3 (1995) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 3.6 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.1 (1998) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 (1997) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 13.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 316 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 169 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Vin Baker 33 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Vin Baker 29 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Vin Baker 25 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Vin Baker 24 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .491 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .500 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .534 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.8 (1998) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 9.4 (1998) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 2.0 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.8 (1998) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.5 (1998) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)