Gary Grant vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gary Grant 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

Gary Grant

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Grant: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gary Grant 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gary Grant 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Grant 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 7.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 5.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 4,368 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 1,283 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gary Grant 3,013 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gary Grant 821 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gary Grant 69 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gary Grant 552 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .450 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .278 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .776 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 13.1 (1990) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 4.4 (1990) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 10.0 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 2.5 (1990) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 (1992) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 3.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 2.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 55 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 14 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gary Grant 49 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gary Grant 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gary Grant 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gary Grant 17 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .364 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .333 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 6.0 (1996) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 3.0 (1996) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 4.6 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.0 (1996) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.4 (1992) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)