Karl Malone vs. Aaron Nesmith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron Nesmith and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Aaron Nesmith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Aaron Nesmith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Aaron Nesmith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Aaron Nesmith 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Aaron Nesmith 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Aaron Nesmith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Aaron Nesmith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Aaron Nesmith 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Aaron Nesmith 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Aaron Nesmith 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Aaron Nesmith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Aaron Nesmith 2,029

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Aaron Nesmith 768

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Aaron Nesmith 251

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Aaron Nesmith 155

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Aaron Nesmith 97

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Aaron Nesmith 243

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Aaron Nesmith .452

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Aaron Nesmith .374

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Aaron Nesmith .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Aaron Nesmith 12.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Aaron Nesmith 3.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Aaron Nesmith 1.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Aaron Nesmith 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Aaron Nesmith 0.7 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Aaron Nesmith 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Aaron Nesmith 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Aaron Nesmith 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Aaron Nesmith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Aaron Nesmith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Aaron Nesmith 138

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Aaron Nesmith 82

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Aaron Nesmith 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Aaron Nesmith 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Aaron Nesmith 14

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Aaron Nesmith 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Aaron Nesmith .341

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Aaron Nesmith .268

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Aaron Nesmith .938

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Aaron Nesmith 10.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Aaron Nesmith 4.9 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Aaron Nesmith 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Aaron Nesmith 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Aaron Nesmith 0.8 (2024)