Karl Malone vs. Austin Reaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Reaves 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.

Austin Reaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Austin Reaves 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Austin Reaves 2

NBA Cups Won Karl Malone 0 * Austin Reaves 1 *

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Austin Reaves 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Austin Reaves 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Austin Reaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Austin Reaves 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Austin Reaves 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Austin Reaves 0

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Austin Reaves 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Austin Reaves 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Austin Reaves 3.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Austin Reaves 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Austin Reaves 2,577

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Austin Reaves 738

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Austin Reaves 775

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Austin Reaves 128

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Austin Reaves 64

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Austin Reaves 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Austin Reaves .493

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Austin Reaves .365

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Austin Reaves .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Austin Reaves 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Austin Reaves 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Austin Reaves 4.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Austin Reaves 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Austin Reaves 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Austin Reaves 292

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Austin Reaves 81

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Austin Reaves 78

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Austin Reaves 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Austin Reaves 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Austin Reaves 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Austin Reaves .463

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Austin Reaves .424

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Austin Reaves .897

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Austin Reaves 5.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Austin Reaves 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Austin Reaves 0.5 (2024)