David Lee vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals David Lee 625 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games David Lee 829 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists David Lee 43 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals David Lee 14 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games David Lee 43 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)