Karl Malone vs. Byron Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Byron Scott 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.

Byron Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Byron Scott: 1983-84 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Byron Scott 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Byron Scott 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Byron Scott 13

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Byron Scott 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Byron Scott 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Byron Scott 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Byron Scott 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Byron Scott 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Byron Scott 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Byron Scott 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Byron Scott 15,097

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Byron Scott 2,987

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Byron Scott 2,729

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Byron Scott 1,224

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Byron Scott 276

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Byron Scott 1,073

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Byron Scott .370

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Byron Scott .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Byron Scott 21.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Byron Scott 1.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Byron Scott 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Byron Scott 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Byron Scott 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Byron Scott 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Byron Scott 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Byron Scott 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Byron Scott 2,451

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Byron Scott 536

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Byron Scott 390

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Byron Scott 226

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Byron Scott 30

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Byron Scott 183

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Byron Scott .395

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Byron Scott .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Byron Scott 19.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Byron Scott 4.2 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Byron Scott 3.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Byron Scott 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Byron Scott 0.3 (1990)