Josh Childress vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Josh Childress 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

Josh Childress

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Childress: 2004-05 to 2013-14
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Josh Childress 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Josh Childress 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Childress 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 9.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 4.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 3,548 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 1,850 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Josh Childress 609 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Josh Childress 339 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Josh Childress 184 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Josh Childress 391 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .522 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .329 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .779 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 13.0 (2007) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 6.2 (2007) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 2.3 (2007) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 1.2 (2006) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2007) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 50 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 40 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Josh Childress 11 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Josh Childress 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Josh Childress 5 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Josh Childress 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .524 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 (2008) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 (2008) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 (2008) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2008) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)