Karl Malone vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)