Karl Malone vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)