Lazar Hayward vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Lazar Hayward 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

Lazar Hayward

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lazar Hayward: 2010-11 to 2012-13
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Lazar Hayward 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Lazar Hayward 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 2.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Lazar Hayward 207 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Lazar Hayward 90 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Lazar Hayward 35 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Lazar Hayward 17 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Lazar Hayward 8 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Lazar Hayward 72 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lazar Hayward .347 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Lazar Hayward .269 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Lazar Hayward .767 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 3.8 (2011) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 1.7 (2011) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2013) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.5 (2013) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.2 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Lazar Hayward 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Lazar Hayward 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Lazar Hayward 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Lazar Hayward 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lazar Hayward .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Lazar Hayward - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Lazar Hayward - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2012) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2012) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)