Bimbo Coles vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bimbo Coles 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

Bimbo Coles

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bimbo Coles 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bimbo Coles 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 7.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 6,628 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 1,820 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 3,313 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 735 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 134 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bimbo Coles 852 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .425 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .267 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .811 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 8.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 92 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 22 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 25 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bimbo Coles 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .525 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .286 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .788 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)