Karl Malone vs. Danny Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Danny Young: 1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Danny Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Danny Young 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Danny Young 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Danny Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Danny Young 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Danny Young 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Danny Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Danny Young 2.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Danny Young 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Danny Young 2,622

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Danny Young 709

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Danny Young 1,674

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Danny Young 507

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Danny Young 37

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Danny Young 574

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Danny Young .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Danny Young .327

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Danny Young .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Danny Young 6.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Danny Young 1.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Danny Young 4.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Danny Young 1.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Danny Young 0.1 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Danny Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Danny Young 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Danny Young 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Danny Young 219

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Danny Young 64

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Danny Young 119

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Danny Young 32

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Danny Young 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Danny Young 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Danny Young .430

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Danny Young .322

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Danny Young .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Danny Young 9.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Danny Young 2.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Danny Young 4.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Danny Young 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Danny Young 0.4 (1988)