Karl Malone vs. Josh Powell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Powell 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.

Josh Powell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Josh Powell: 2005-06 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Josh Powell 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Josh Powell 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Josh Powell 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Josh Powell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Josh Powell 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Josh Powell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Josh Powell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Josh Powell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Josh Powell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Josh Powell 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Josh Powell 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Josh Powell 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Josh Powell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Josh Powell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Josh Powell 1,226

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Josh Powell 932

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Josh Powell 161

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Josh Powell 49

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Josh Powell 68

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Josh Powell 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Josh Powell .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Josh Powell .350

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Josh Powell .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Josh Powell 5.5 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Josh Powell 5.2 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Josh Powell 0.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Josh Powell 0.2 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Josh Powell 1.0 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Josh Powell 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Josh Powell 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Josh Powell 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Josh Powell 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Josh Powell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Josh Powell 49

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Josh Powell 35

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Josh Powell 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Josh Powell 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Josh Powell 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Josh Powell 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Josh Powell .404

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Josh Powell .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Josh Powell .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Josh Powell 2.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Josh Powell 1.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Josh Powell 0.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Josh Powell 0.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Josh Powell 0.3 (2007)