Karl Malone vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)