Darius Garland vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Darius Garland

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 103 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Darius Garland 25 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Darius Garland 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Darius Garland 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Darius Garland 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .438 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .387 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .840 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)