Steven Adams vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)