Howard Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)