Karl Malone vs. Anthony Mason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anthony Mason 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.

Anthony Mason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Anthony Mason: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Anthony Mason 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Anthony Mason 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Anthony Mason 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Anthony Mason 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Anthony Mason 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Anthony Mason 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Anthony Mason 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Anthony Mason 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Anthony Mason 8.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Anthony Mason 3.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Anthony Mason 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Anthony Mason 9,656

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Anthony Mason 7,279

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Anthony Mason 2,963

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Anthony Mason 648

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Anthony Mason 244

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Anthony Mason 882

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Anthony Mason .509

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Anthony Mason .167

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Anthony Mason .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Anthony Mason 16.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Anthony Mason 11.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Anthony Mason 5.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Anthony Mason 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Anthony Mason 0.5 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Anthony Mason 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Anthony Mason 6.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Anthony Mason 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Anthony Mason 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Anthony Mason 909

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Anthony Mason 636

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Anthony Mason 214

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Anthony Mason 54

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Anthony Mason 28

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Anthony Mason 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Anthony Mason .524

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Anthony Mason .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Anthony Mason .668

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Anthony Mason 15.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Anthony Mason 12.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Anthony Mason 5.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Anthony Mason 1.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Anthony Mason 0.7 (1992)