Cooper Flagg vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cooper Flagg 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cooper Flagg: 2025-26 to 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cooper Flagg 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg 10 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg 10 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cooper Flagg 1 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cooper Flagg 1 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg .308 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg 1.000 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 (2026) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 (2026) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 (2026) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.0 (2026) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 (2026) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cooper Flagg 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)