Sterling Brown vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)