Karl Malone vs. Dean Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Wade 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.

Dean Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dean Wade: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dean Wade 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dean Wade 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dean Wade 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dean Wade 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dean Wade 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dean Wade 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dean Wade 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dean Wade 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dean Wade 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dean Wade 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dean Wade 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dean Wade 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dean Wade 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dean Wade 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dean Wade 1,162

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dean Wade 752

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dean Wade 208

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dean Wade 134

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dean Wade 78

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dean Wade 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dean Wade .433

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dean Wade .371

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dean Wade .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dean Wade 6.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dean Wade 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dean Wade 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dean Wade 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dean Wade 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dean Wade 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dean Wade 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dean Wade 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dean Wade 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dean Wade 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dean Wade 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dean Wade 3

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dean Wade 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dean Wade 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dean Wade 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dean Wade 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dean Wade .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dean Wade .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dean Wade 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dean Wade 1.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dean Wade 1.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dean Wade 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dean Wade 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dean Wade 0.0 (2023)