Dante Exum vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dante Exum 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
Dante Exum: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Exum 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dante Exum 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dante Exum 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dante Exum 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Exum 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dante Exum 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 6.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 1,991 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 623 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dante Exum 728 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dante Exum 135 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dante Exum 52 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dante Exum 320 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .343 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .765 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 8.7 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.8 (2021) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 3.1 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2021) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 (2021) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 126 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 37 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dante Exum 31 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dante Exum 9 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dante Exum 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dante Exum 38 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .420 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .333 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .792 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 5.1 (2018) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.4 (2018) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.3 (2017) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2017) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 (2018) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)