Karl Malone vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons 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.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Anfernee Simons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Anfernee Simons 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Anfernee Simons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)