Cade Cunningham vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)