Karl Malone vs. DeMarcus Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Nelson 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.

DeMarcus Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
DeMarcus Nelson: 2008-09 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 DeMarcus Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 DeMarcus Nelson 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 DeMarcus Nelson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 DeMarcus Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 DeMarcus Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 DeMarcus Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 DeMarcus Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 DeMarcus Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 DeMarcus Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 DeMarcus Nelson 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 DeMarcus Nelson 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 DeMarcus Nelson 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 DeMarcus Nelson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 DeMarcus Nelson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 DeMarcus Nelson 53

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 DeMarcus Nelson 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 DeMarcus Nelson 13

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 DeMarcus Nelson 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 DeMarcus Nelson 2

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 DeMarcus Nelson 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 DeMarcus Nelson .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 DeMarcus Nelson .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 DeMarcus Nelson .357

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) DeMarcus Nelson 4.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) DeMarcus Nelson 1.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) DeMarcus Nelson 1.0 (2009)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) DeMarcus Nelson 0.7 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) DeMarcus Nelson 0.2 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 DeMarcus Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 DeMarcus Nelson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 DeMarcus Nelson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 DeMarcus Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 DeMarcus Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 DeMarcus Nelson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 DeMarcus Nelson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 DeMarcus Nelson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 DeMarcus Nelson -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 DeMarcus Nelson -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 DeMarcus Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 DeMarcus Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 DeMarcus Nelson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 DeMarcus Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) DeMarcus Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) DeMarcus Nelson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) DeMarcus Nelson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) DeMarcus Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) DeMarcus Nelson -