Karl Malone vs. C.J. McCollum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. McCollum 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.

C.J. McCollum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 C.J. McCollum 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 C.J. McCollum 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 C.J. McCollum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 C.J. McCollum 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 C.J. McCollum 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 C.J. McCollum 3.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 C.J. McCollum 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 C.J. McCollum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 C.J. McCollum 14,231

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 C.J. McCollum 2,655

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 C.J. McCollum 2,778

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 C.J. McCollum 658

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 C.J. McCollum 302

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 C.J. McCollum 731

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 C.J. McCollum .454

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 C.J. McCollum .399

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 C.J. McCollum .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 C.J. McCollum 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 C.J. McCollum 4.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 C.J. McCollum 3.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 C.J. McCollum 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 C.J. McCollum 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 C.J. McCollum 1,324

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 C.J. McCollum 291

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 C.J. McCollum 203

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 C.J. McCollum 56

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 C.J. McCollum 32

Total Games Karl Malone 193 C.J. McCollum 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 C.J. McCollum .431

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 C.J. McCollum .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 C.J. McCollum .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) C.J. McCollum 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022)