Haywood Highsmith vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Haywood Highsmith 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

Haywood Highsmith

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Haywood Highsmith: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Haywood Highsmith 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Haywood Highsmith 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Haywood Highsmith 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Haywood Highsmith 693 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Haywood Highsmith 429 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Haywood Highsmith 121 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Haywood Highsmith 92 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Haywood Highsmith 50 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Haywood Highsmith 144 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Haywood Highsmith .443 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Haywood Highsmith .368 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Haywood Highsmith .535 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 6.1 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.5 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.1 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.8 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 3.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Haywood Highsmith 93 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Haywood Highsmith 43 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Haywood Highsmith 16 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Haywood Highsmith 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Haywood Highsmith 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Haywood Highsmith 31 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Haywood Highsmith .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Haywood Highsmith .378 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Haywood Highsmith .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Haywood Highsmith 4.8 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Haywood Highsmith 2.8 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Haywood Highsmith 1.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.6 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Haywood Highsmith 0.2 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)