Karl Malone vs. Nikola Pekovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Pekovic 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.

Nikola Pekovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nikola Pekovic: 2010-11 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nikola Pekovic 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nikola Pekovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nikola Pekovic 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nikola Pekovic 6.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nikola Pekovic 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nikola Pekovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nikola Pekovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nikola Pekovic 3,405

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nikola Pekovic 1,807

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nikola Pekovic 199

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nikola Pekovic 140

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nikola Pekovic 151

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nikola Pekovic 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nikola Pekovic .518

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nikola Pekovic .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nikola Pekovic 17.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nikola Pekovic 8.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nikola Pekovic 0.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nikola Pekovic 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nikola Pekovic 0.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nikola Pekovic -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nikola Pekovic 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nikola Pekovic -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nikola Pekovic -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nikola Pekovic -