Grant Long vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Grant Long

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Grant Long 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Grant Long 42 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)