Tyronn Lue vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tyronn Lue 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

Tyronn Lue

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyronn Lue: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyronn Lue 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tyronn Lue 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tyronn Lue 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyronn Lue 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 8.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 1.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 3.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 4,710 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 943 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 1,727 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 286 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 10 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tyronn Lue 554 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .437 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .391 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .829 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 11.4 (2007) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.5 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 4.6 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2004) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 48 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 13 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 17 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 14 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tyronn Lue 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .388 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .375 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 5.0 (2009) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 (2001) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.0 (1999) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2001) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2001) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)