Karl Malone vs. Ben Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Sheppard 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.

Ben Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ben Sheppard 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ben Sheppard 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ben Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ben Sheppard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ben Sheppard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ben Sheppard 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ben Sheppard 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ben Sheppard 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ben Sheppard 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ben Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ben Sheppard 252

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ben Sheppard 89

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ben Sheppard 53

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ben Sheppard 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ben Sheppard 2

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ben Sheppard 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ben Sheppard .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ben Sheppard .314

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ben Sheppard .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ben Sheppard 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ben Sheppard 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ben Sheppard 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ben Sheppard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ben Sheppard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ben Sheppard 88

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ben Sheppard 51

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ben Sheppard 17

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ben Sheppard 8

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ben Sheppard 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ben Sheppard 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ben Sheppard .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ben Sheppard .380

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ben Sheppard .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024)