Karl Malone vs. Joakim Noah Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joakim Noah 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.

Joakim Noah

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joakim Noah 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joakim Noah 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joakim Noah 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joakim Noah 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joakim Noah 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joakim Noah 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Joakim Noah 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Joakim Noah 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Joakim Noah 3

Defensive Player of The Year Karl Malone 0 Joakim Noah 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joakim Noah 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joakim Noah 9.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joakim Noah 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joakim Noah 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joakim Noah 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joakim Noah 5,881

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joakim Noah 6,058

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joakim Noah 1,907

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joakim Noah 534

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joakim Noah 874

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joakim Noah 672

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joakim Noah .491

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joakim Noah .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joakim Noah .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joakim Noah 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joakim Noah 10.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joakim Noah 2.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joakim Noah 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joakim Noah 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joakim Noah 579

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joakim Noah 659

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joakim Noah 167

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joakim Noah 58

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joakim Noah 106

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joakim Noah 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joakim Noah .465

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joakim Noah -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joakim Noah .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013)