Joe Kleine vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Joe Kleine 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

Joe Kleine

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kleine 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Joe Kleine 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Joe Kleine 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 4,666 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 3,991 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Joe Kleine 622 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Joe Kleine 261 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 285 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Joe Kleine 965 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .453 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .271 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .794 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 3.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 2.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 192 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 133 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Joe Kleine 18 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Joe Kleine 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 15 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Joe Kleine 50 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .515 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .200 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .793 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)