Karl Malone vs. Desmond Penigar Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Desmond Penigar 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 Penigar

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Desmond Penigar: 2003-04 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Desmond Penigar 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Desmond Penigar 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Desmond Penigar 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Desmond Penigar 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Desmond Penigar 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Desmond Penigar 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Desmond Penigar 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Desmond Penigar 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Desmond Penigar 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Desmond Penigar 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Desmond Penigar 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Desmond Penigar 32

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Desmond Penigar 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Desmond Penigar 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Desmond Penigar 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Desmond Penigar 2

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Desmond Penigar 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Desmond Penigar .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Desmond Penigar -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Desmond Penigar 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Desmond Penigar 3.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Desmond Penigar 2.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Desmond Penigar 0.3 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Desmond Penigar 0.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Desmond Penigar 0.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Desmond Penigar -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Desmond Penigar -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Desmond Penigar -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Desmond Penigar -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Desmond Penigar -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Desmond Penigar -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Desmond Penigar -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Desmond Penigar -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Desmond Penigar -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Desmond Penigar -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Desmond Penigar 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Desmond Penigar -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Desmond Penigar -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Desmond Penigar -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Desmond Penigar -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Desmond Penigar -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Desmond Penigar -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Desmond Penigar -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Desmond Penigar -