Em Bryant vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Em Bryant 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

Em Bryant

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Em Bryant: 1964-65 to 1971-72
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Em Bryant 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Em Bryant 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Em Bryant 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Em Bryant 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Em Bryant 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Em Bryant 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Em Bryant 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Em Bryant 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Em Bryant 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 6.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 3,722 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 1,593 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Em Bryant 1,700 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Em Bryant 566 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .410 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .690 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 10.0 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.3 (1967) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 4.8 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 8.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 231 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 111 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Em Bryant 70 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Em Bryant 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .388 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .797 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 11.0 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.9 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.