Karl Malone vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae Young 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.

Trae Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Trae Young 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Trae Young 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Trae Young 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Trae Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Trae Young 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Trae Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Trae Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Trae Young 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Trae Young 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Trae Young 9.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Trae Young 10,379

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Trae Young 1,451

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Trae Young 3,868

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Trae Young 414

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Trae Young 62

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Trae Young 407

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Trae Young .436

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Trae Young .355

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Trae Young 10.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Trae Young 92

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Trae Young 243

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Trae Young 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Trae Young 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Trae Young 0.7 (2023)