Karl Malone vs. Gerald Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerald Wallace 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.

Gerald Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gerald Wallace: 2001-02 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gerald Wallace 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gerald Wallace 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gerald Wallace 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gerald Wallace 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gerald Wallace 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gerald Wallace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gerald Wallace 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gerald Wallace 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gerald Wallace 1

Steals Leader Karl Malone 0 Gerald Wallace 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gerald Wallace 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gerald Wallace 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gerald Wallace 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gerald Wallace 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gerald Wallace 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gerald Wallace 9,933

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gerald Wallace 4,838

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gerald Wallace 1,725

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gerald Wallace 1,200

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gerald Wallace 681

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gerald Wallace 832

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gerald Wallace .469

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gerald Wallace .312

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gerald Wallace .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gerald Wallace 19.4 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gerald Wallace 10.0 (2010)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gerald Wallace 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gerald Wallace 2.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gerald Wallace 2.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gerald Wallace 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gerald Wallace 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gerald Wallace 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gerald Wallace 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gerald Wallace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gerald Wallace 262

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gerald Wallace 128

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gerald Wallace 45

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gerald Wallace 22

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gerald Wallace 17

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gerald Wallace 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gerald Wallace .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gerald Wallace .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gerald Wallace .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gerald Wallace 17.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gerald Wallace 9.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gerald Wallace 2.8 (2011)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gerald Wallace 1.3 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gerald Wallace 1.5 (2010)