Karl Malone vs. Adreian Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adreian Payne 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.

Adreian Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Adreian Payne: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Adreian Payne 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Adreian Payne 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Adreian Payne 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Adreian Payne 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Adreian Payne 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Adreian Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Adreian Payne 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Adreian Payne 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Adreian Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Adreian Payne 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Adreian Payne 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Adreian Payne 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Adreian Payne 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Adreian Payne 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Adreian Payne 429

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Adreian Payne 315

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Adreian Payne 66

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Adreian Payne 45

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Adreian Payne 27

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Adreian Payne 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Adreian Payne .406

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Adreian Payne .254

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Adreian Payne .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Adreian Payne 6.7 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Adreian Payne 5.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Adreian Payne 0.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Adreian Payne 0.6 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Adreian Payne 0.4 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Adreian Payne -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Adreian Payne -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Adreian Payne -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Adreian Payne -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Adreian Payne -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Adreian Payne -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Adreian Payne -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Adreian Payne -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Adreian Payne -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Adreian Payne -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Adreian Payne 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Adreian Payne -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Adreian Payne -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Adreian Payne -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Adreian Payne -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Adreian Payne -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Adreian Payne -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Adreian Payne -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Adreian Payne -