Elijah Harkless vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Elijah Harkless 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
Elijah Harkless: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Elijah Harkless 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless 38 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless 24 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Elijah Harkless 10 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Elijah Harkless 12 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless 1 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Elijah Harkless 12 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless .317 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless .276 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 (2025) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 (2026) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 (2026) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 (2025) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Elijah Harkless 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)