Josh Giddey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Giddey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Josh Giddey 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 15 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Josh Giddey 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Josh Giddey 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Josh Giddey 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .200 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 4.5 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)