Karl Malone vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic 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.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Drazen Petrovic 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)