DeMar DeRozan vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and DeMar DeRozan 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
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 16 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMar DeRozan 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team DeMar DeRozan 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMar DeRozan 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 25,292 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 5,208 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,869 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,170 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 393 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,187 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .300 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .842 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Karl Malone 135

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)