Karl Malone vs. Bobby Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bobby Simmons 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.

Bobby Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bobby Simmons: 2001-02 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bobby Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bobby Simmons 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bobby Simmons 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bobby Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bobby Simmons 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bobby Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bobby Simmons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bobby Simmons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bobby Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bobby Simmons 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bobby Simmons 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bobby Simmons 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bobby Simmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bobby Simmons 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bobby Simmons 4,189

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bobby Simmons 1,791

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bobby Simmons 710

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bobby Simmons 396

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bobby Simmons 83

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bobby Simmons 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bobby Simmons .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bobby Simmons .396

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bobby Simmons .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bobby Simmons 16.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bobby Simmons 5.9 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bobby Simmons 2.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bobby Simmons 1.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bobby Simmons 0.3 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bobby Simmons 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bobby Simmons 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bobby Simmons 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bobby Simmons 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bobby Simmons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bobby Simmons 44

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bobby Simmons 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bobby Simmons 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bobby Simmons 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bobby Simmons 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bobby Simmons 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bobby Simmons .373

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bobby Simmons .375

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bobby Simmons -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bobby Simmons 6.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bobby Simmons 3.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bobby Simmons 2.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bobby Simmons 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bobby Simmons 0.2 (2006)