Zaid Abdul-Aziz vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Zaid Abdul-Aziz 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

Zaid Abdul-Aziz

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zaid Abdul-Aziz: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zaid Abdul-Aziz 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zaid Abdul-Aziz 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4,557 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4,065 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zaid Abdul-Aziz 601 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zaid Abdul-Aziz 131 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zaid Abdul-Aziz 205 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 505 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .428 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .728 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 13.8 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 11.7 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 2.1 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 3.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.1 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.7 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaid Abdul-Aziz 92 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zaid Abdul-Aziz 64 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zaid Abdul-Aziz 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .529 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zaid Abdul-Aziz .692 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7.2 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 4.2 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.6 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 0.2 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.0 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.