Carl Herrera vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Herrera 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Carl Herrera 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Herrera 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)