Cleanthony Early vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cleanthony Early 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

Cleanthony Early

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleanthony Early: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cleanthony Early 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early 4.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early 2.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleanthony Early 241 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cleanthony Early 123 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cleanthony Early 42 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cleanthony Early 26 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cleanthony Early 15 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cleanthony Early 56 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleanthony Early .346 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cleanthony Early .263 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cleanthony Early .750 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early 5.4 (2015) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early 2.5 (2015) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.9 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.6 (2015) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.3 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cleanthony Early 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)