Ben Coleman vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ben Coleman 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

Ben Coleman

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Coleman: 1986-87 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ben Coleman 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ben Coleman 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 6.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 1,494 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 928 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ben Coleman 128 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ben Coleman 94 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 99 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ben Coleman 227 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .516 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman .759 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 8.5 (1988) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 5.0 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.9 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 14 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ben Coleman 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ben Coleman 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .750 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)