Karl Malone vs. Danny Manning Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Manning 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.

Danny Manning

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Danny Manning 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Danny Manning 15

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Danny Manning 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Danny Manning 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Danny Manning 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Danny Manning 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Danny Manning 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Danny Manning 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Danny Manning 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Danny Manning 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Danny Manning 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Danny Manning 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Danny Manning 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Danny Manning 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Danny Manning 12,367

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Danny Manning 4,615

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Danny Manning 2,063

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Danny Manning 1,000

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Danny Manning 752

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Danny Manning 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Danny Manning .511

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Danny Manning .206

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Danny Manning .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Danny Manning 22.8 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Danny Manning 6.9 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Danny Manning 3.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Danny Manning 1.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Danny Manning 1.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Danny Manning 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Danny Manning 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Danny Manning 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Danny Manning 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Danny Manning 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Danny Manning 628

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Danny Manning 202

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Danny Manning 80

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Danny Manning 42

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Danny Manning 31

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Danny Manning 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Danny Manning .501

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Danny Manning .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Danny Manning .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Danny Manning 22.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Danny Manning 7.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Danny Manning 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Danny Manning 1.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Danny Manning 1.4 (1997)