Karl Malone vs. Brian Shaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Shaw 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.

Brian Shaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Brian Shaw: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Brian Shaw 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Brian Shaw 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Brian Shaw 11

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Brian Shaw 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Brian Shaw 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Brian Shaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Brian Shaw 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Brian Shaw 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Brian Shaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Brian Shaw 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Brian Shaw 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Brian Shaw 4.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Brian Shaw 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Brian Shaw 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Brian Shaw 6,547

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Brian Shaw 3,183

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Brian Shaw 3,918

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Brian Shaw 747

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Brian Shaw 252

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Brian Shaw 943

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Brian Shaw .403

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Brian Shaw .304

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Brian Shaw .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Brian Shaw 13.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Brian Shaw 4.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Brian Shaw 7.6 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Brian Shaw 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Brian Shaw 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Brian Shaw 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Brian Shaw 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Brian Shaw 3.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Brian Shaw 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Brian Shaw 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Brian Shaw 724

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Brian Shaw 359

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Brian Shaw 375

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Brian Shaw 66

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Brian Shaw 23

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Brian Shaw 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Brian Shaw .395

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Brian Shaw .318

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Brian Shaw .725

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Brian Shaw 17.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Brian Shaw 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Brian Shaw 6.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Brian Shaw 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Brian Shaw 0.4 (2003)