Travis Best vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Travis Best 708 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Travis Best 63 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)