Adrian Branch vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Adrian Branch 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

Adrian Branch

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Adrian Branch: 1986-87 to 1989-90
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Adrian Branch 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Adrian Branch 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Adrian Branch 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 6.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Branch 834 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Adrian Branch 253 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Adrian Branch 96 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Adrian Branch 83 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Adrian Branch 17 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Adrian Branch 130 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Branch .455 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Adrian Branch .231 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Branch .744 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 7.4 (1989) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 2.4 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.9 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.8 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 (1988) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 1.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 0.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Branch 16 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Adrian Branch 11 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Adrian Branch 7 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Adrian Branch 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Adrian Branch 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Adrian Branch 12 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Branch .167 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Adrian Branch .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Branch .571 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 2.0 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 1.0 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 2.0 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.2 (1987) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)