Dante Cunningham vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)