Desmond Bane vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)