Karl Malone vs. Patrick Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Patrick Patterson 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.

Patrick Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Patrick Patterson: 2010-11 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Patrick Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Patrick Patterson 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Patrick Patterson 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Patrick Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Patrick Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Patrick Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Patrick Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Patrick Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Patrick Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Patrick Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Patrick Patterson 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Patrick Patterson 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Patrick Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Patrick Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Patrick Patterson 4,782

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Patrick Patterson 2,799

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Patrick Patterson 736

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Patrick Patterson 368

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Patrick Patterson 296

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Patrick Patterson 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Patrick Patterson .447

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Patrick Patterson .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Patrick Patterson .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Patrick Patterson 10.4 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Patrick Patterson 5.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Patrick Patterson 1.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Patrick Patterson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Patrick Patterson 0.7 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Patrick Patterson 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Patrick Patterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Patrick Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Patrick Patterson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Patrick Patterson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Patrick Patterson 318

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Patrick Patterson 170

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Patrick Patterson 65

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Patrick Patterson 21

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Patrick Patterson 14

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Patrick Patterson 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Patrick Patterson .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Patrick Patterson .353

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Patrick Patterson .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Patrick Patterson 10.4 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Patrick Patterson 6.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Patrick Patterson 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Patrick Patterson 0.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Patrick Patterson 0.5 (2016)