Karl Malone vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Denzel 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.

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Denzel Valentine 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)