Karl Malone vs. Desmond Mason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Desmond Mason 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.

Desmond Mason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Desmond Mason: 2000-01 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Desmond Mason 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Desmond Mason 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Desmond Mason 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Desmond Mason 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Desmond Mason 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Desmond Mason 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Desmond Mason 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Desmond Mason 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Desmond Mason 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Desmond Mason 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Desmond Mason 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Desmond Mason 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Desmond Mason 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Desmond Mason 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Desmond Mason 7,767

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Desmond Mason 2,863

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Desmond Mason 1,049

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Desmond Mason 441

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Desmond Mason 230

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Desmond Mason 643

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Desmond Mason .449

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Desmond Mason .260

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Desmond Mason .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Desmond Mason 17.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Desmond Mason 6.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Desmond Mason 2.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Desmond Mason 0.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Desmond Mason 0.8 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Desmond Mason 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Desmond Mason 6.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Desmond Mason 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Desmond Mason 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Desmond Mason 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Desmond Mason 209

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Desmond Mason 97

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Desmond Mason 26

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Desmond Mason 14

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Desmond Mason 8

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Desmond Mason 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Desmond Mason .414

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Desmond Mason .111

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Desmond Mason .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Desmond Mason 14.4 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Desmond Mason 7.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Desmond Mason 2.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Desmond Mason 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Desmond Mason 0.7 (2003)