Karl Malone vs. Luke Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luke Walton and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Luke Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Luke Walton: 2003-04 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Luke Walton 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Luke Walton 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Luke Walton 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Luke Walton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Luke Walton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Luke Walton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Luke Walton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Luke Walton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Luke Walton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Luke Walton 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Luke Walton 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Luke Walton 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Luke Walton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Luke Walton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Luke Walton 2,649

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Luke Walton 1,588

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Luke Walton 1,317

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Luke Walton 313

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Luke Walton 102

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Luke Walton 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Luke Walton .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Luke Walton .326

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Luke Walton .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Luke Walton 11.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Luke Walton 5.0 (2007)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Luke Walton 4.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Luke Walton 1.0 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Luke Walton 0.4 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Luke Walton 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Luke Walton 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Luke Walton 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Luke Walton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Luke Walton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Luke Walton 376

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Luke Walton 204

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Luke Walton 151

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Luke Walton 47

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Luke Walton 13

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Luke Walton 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Luke Walton .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Luke Walton .360

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Luke Walton .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Luke Walton 12.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Luke Walton 6.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Luke Walton 2.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Luke Walton 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Luke Walton 0.2 (2007)