Karl Malone vs. Charles Oakley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Oakley 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.

Charles Oakley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Charles Oakley 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Charles Oakley 19

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Charles Oakley 15

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Charles Oakley 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Charles Oakley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Charles Oakley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Charles Oakley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Charles Oakley 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Charles Oakley 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Charles Oakley 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Charles Oakley 9.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Charles Oakley 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Charles Oakley 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Charles Oakley 12,417

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Charles Oakley 12,205

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Charles Oakley 3,217

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Charles Oakley 1,351

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Charles Oakley 384

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Charles Oakley 1,282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Charles Oakley .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Charles Oakley .253

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Charles Oakley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Charles Oakley 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Charles Oakley 10.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Charles Oakley 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Charles Oakley 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Charles Oakley 1,550

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Charles Oakley 1,445

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Charles Oakley 283

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Charles Oakley 178

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Charles Oakley 42

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Charles Oakley 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Charles Oakley .459

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Charles Oakley .366

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Charles Oakley .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986)