Karl Malone vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic 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.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jusuf Nurkic 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jusuf Nurkic 9.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jusuf Nurkic 221

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jusuf Nurkic 182

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jusuf Nurkic 48

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jusuf Nurkic 19

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jusuf Nurkic 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jusuf Nurkic .486

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jusuf Nurkic .712

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jusuf Nurkic 1.7 (2024)