Bronny James vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bronny James 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bronny James: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bronny James 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bronny James 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 62 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bronny James 18 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bronny James 22 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bronny James 9 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bronny James 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bronny James 27 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .313 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .281 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James .786 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.3 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.7 (2025) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.8 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.3 (2025) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.1 (2025) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bronny James 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bronny James 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)