Karl Malone vs. Adrian Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Smith 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.

Adrian Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Adrian Smith: 1961-62 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Adrian Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Adrian Smith 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Adrian Smith 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Adrian Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Adrian Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Adrian Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Adrian Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Adrian Smith 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Adrian Smith 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Adrian Smith 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Adrian Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Adrian Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Adrian Smith 8,482

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Adrian Smith 1,580

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Adrian Smith 1,697

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Adrian Smith 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Adrian Smith .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Adrian Smith .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Adrian Smith 18.4 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Adrian Smith 3.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Adrian Smith 3.3 (1968)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Adrian Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Adrian Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Adrian Smith 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Adrian Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Adrian Smith 306

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Adrian Smith 61

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Adrian Smith 80

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Adrian Smith 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Adrian Smith .379

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Adrian Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Adrian Smith .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Adrian Smith 14.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Adrian Smith 2.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Adrian Smith 5.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Adrian Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.