Carl Braun vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Carl Braun 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

Carl Braun

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Braun 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Carl Braun 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Carl Braun 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Carl Braun 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Braun 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Carl Braun 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Braun 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 13.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.4 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 3.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 10,625 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 2,122 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Carl Braun 2,892 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Carl Braun 788 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .383 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .804 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 16.5 (1958) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.5 (1958) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 14.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.1 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 2.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 561 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 81 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Carl Braun 108 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Carl Braun 40 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .350 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .812 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 19.3 (1949) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.3 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.