Karl Malone vs. Anderson Varejao Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anderson Varejao and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Anderson Varejao:
2004-05 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

Karl Malone0
Anderson Varejao0
Karl Malone19
Anderson Varejao14
Karl Malone19
Anderson Varejao6
Karl Malone14
Anderson Varejao0

Honors and Awards

Karl Malone2
Anderson Varejao0
Karl Malone11
Anderson Varejao0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone14
Anderson Varejao0
Karl Malone3
Anderson Varejao0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone4
Anderson Varejao1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 25.0
Anderson Varejao 7.2

Karl Malone 10.1
Anderson Varejao 7.2

Karl Malone 3.6
Anderson Varejao 1.2

Karl Malone 1.4
Anderson Varejao 0.8

Karl Malone 0.8
Anderson Varejao 0.6

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 36,928
Anderson Varejao 4,574

Karl Malone 14,968
Anderson Varejao 4,531

Karl Malone 5,248
Anderson Varejao 737

Karl Malone 2,085
Anderson Varejao 537

Karl Malone 1,145
Anderson Varejao 407

Karl Malone 1,476
Anderson Varejao 632

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .516
Anderson Varejao .509

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .274
Anderson Varejao .023

Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .742
Anderson Varejao .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 31.0
(1990)
Anderson Varejao 14.1
(2013)

Karl Malone 12.0
(1988)
Anderson Varejao 14.4
(2013)

Karl Malone 4.7
(2003)
Anderson Varejao 3.4
(2013)

Karl Malone 1.9
(2002)
Anderson Varejao 1.5
(2013)

Karl Malone 1.5
(1994)
Anderson Varejao 1.2
(2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 24.7
Anderson Varejao 5.0

Karl Malone 10.7
Anderson Varejao 4.8

Karl Malone 3.2
Anderson Varejao 0.6

Karl Malone 1.3
Anderson Varejao 0.8

Karl Malone 0.7
Anderson Varejao 0.5

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 4,761
Anderson Varejao 440

Karl Malone 2,062
Anderson Varejao 426

Karl Malone 610
Anderson Varejao 51

Karl Malone 258
Anderson Varejao 69

Karl Malone 135
Anderson Varejao 41

Karl Malone 193
Anderson Varejao 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .463
Anderson Varejao .488

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .162
Anderson Varejao .000

Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .736
Anderson Varejao .618

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 30.7
(1989)
Anderson Varejao 6.9
(2009)

Karl Malone 16.3
(1989)
Anderson Varejao 6.5
(2010)

Karl Malone 4.7
(1999)
Anderson Varejao 0.8
(2016)

Karl Malone 2.2
(1990)
Anderson Varejao 1.3
(2009)

Karl Malone 1.2
(1991)
Anderson Varejao 1.1
(2009)