Chet Holmgren vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Chet Holmgren 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

Chet Holmgren

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chet Holmgren: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Chet Holmgren 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Chet Holmgren 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chet Holmgren 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 16.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 7.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chet Holmgren 1,357 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Chet Holmgren 648 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Chet Holmgren 200 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Chet Holmgren 53 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Chet Holmgren 190 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Chet Holmgren 82 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chet Holmgren .530 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Chet Holmgren .370 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Chet Holmgren .793 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 16.5 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 7.9 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.4 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.3 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 20.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 9.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 1.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 3.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chet Holmgren 41 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Chet Holmgren 18 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Chet Holmgren 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Chet Holmgren 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Chet Holmgren 7 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Chet Holmgren 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chet Holmgren .556 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Chet Holmgren .417 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Chet Holmgren .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 20.5 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 9.0 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 1.5 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 3.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)