Yakhouba Diawara vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Yakhouba Diawara 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

Yakhouba Diawara

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yakhouba Diawara: 2006-07 to 2009-10
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Yakhouba Diawara 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Yakhouba Diawara 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 3.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Yakhouba Diawara 655 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Yakhouba Diawara 258 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Yakhouba Diawara 122 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Yakhouba Diawara 52 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Yakhouba Diawara 16 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Yakhouba Diawara 187 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .357 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .301 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .650 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 4.4 (2007) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.7 (2007) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.9 (2007) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.5 (2007) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 (2007) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Yakhouba Diawara 6 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Yakhouba Diawara 6 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Yakhouba Diawara 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Yakhouba Diawara 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Yakhouba Diawara 9 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .375 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.3 (2008) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.0 (2009) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.2 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)