Karl Malone vs. Craig Sword Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig Sword 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.

Craig Sword

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Craig Sword: 2021-22 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Craig Sword 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Craig Sword 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Craig Sword 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Craig Sword 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Craig Sword 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Craig Sword 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Craig Sword 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Craig Sword 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Craig Sword 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Craig Sword 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Craig Sword 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Craig Sword 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Craig Sword 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Craig Sword 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Craig Sword 6

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Craig Sword 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Craig Sword 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Craig Sword 4

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Craig Sword 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Craig Sword 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Craig Sword .750

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Craig Sword .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Craig Sword -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Craig Sword 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Craig Sword 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Craig Sword 0.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Craig Sword 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Craig Sword 0.0 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Craig Sword -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Craig Sword -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Craig Sword -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Craig Sword -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Craig Sword -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Craig Sword -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Craig Sword -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Craig Sword -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Craig Sword -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Craig Sword -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Craig Sword 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Craig Sword -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Craig Sword -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Craig Sword -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Craig Sword -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Craig Sword -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Craig Sword -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Craig Sword -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Craig Sword -