Duane Cooper vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Duane Cooper

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Duane Cooper: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Duane Cooper 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Duane Cooper 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 204 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 59 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Duane Cooper 178 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Duane Cooper 21 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 2 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Duane Cooper 88 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .402 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .216 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper .720 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.4 (1993) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.8 (1993) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.3 (1993) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Duane Cooper 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Duane Cooper 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 (1993) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)