Matt Barnes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)