Bruce Bowen vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)