Karl Malone vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller 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.

Cody Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)