Karl Malone vs. Ed O'Bannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed O'Bannon 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.

Ed O'Bannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed O'Bannon: 1995-96 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ed O'Bannon 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ed O'Bannon 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ed O'Bannon 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ed O'Bannon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ed O'Bannon 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ed O'Bannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ed O'Bannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ed O'Bannon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ed O'Bannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ed O'Bannon 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ed O'Bannon 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ed O'Bannon 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ed O'Bannon 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ed O'Bannon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ed O'Bannon 634

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ed O'Bannon 316

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ed O'Bannon 102

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ed O'Bannon 73

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ed O'Bannon 23

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ed O'Bannon 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ed O'Bannon .367

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ed O'Bannon .222

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ed O'Bannon .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ed O'Bannon 6.2 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ed O'Bannon 2.6 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ed O'Bannon 1.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ed O'Bannon 0.7 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ed O'Bannon 0.2 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ed O'Bannon -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ed O'Bannon -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ed O'Bannon -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ed O'Bannon -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ed O'Bannon -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ed O'Bannon -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ed O'Bannon -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ed O'Bannon -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ed O'Bannon -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ed O'Bannon -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ed O'Bannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ed O'Bannon -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ed O'Bannon -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ed O'Bannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ed O'Bannon -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ed O'Bannon -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ed O'Bannon -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ed O'Bannon -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ed O'Bannon -