Karl Malone vs. Ish Wainright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ish Wainright 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.

Ish Wainright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ish Wainright: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ish Wainright 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ish Wainright 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ish Wainright 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ish Wainright 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ish Wainright 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ish Wainright 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ish Wainright 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ish Wainright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ish Wainright 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ish Wainright 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ish Wainright 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ish Wainright 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ish Wainright 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ish Wainright 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ish Wainright 382

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ish Wainright 207

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ish Wainright 69

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ish Wainright 62

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ish Wainright 29

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ish Wainright 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ish Wainright .372

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ish Wainright .329

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ish Wainright .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ish Wainright 4.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ish Wainright 2.3 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ish Wainright 0.9 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ish Wainright 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ish Wainright 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ish Wainright 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ish Wainright 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ish Wainright 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ish Wainright 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ish Wainright 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ish Wainright 16

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ish Wainright 12

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ish Wainright 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ish Wainright 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ish Wainright 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ish Wainright 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ish Wainright .375

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ish Wainright .400

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ish Wainright -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ish Wainright 1.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ish Wainright 1.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ish Wainright 0.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ish Wainright 0.1 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ish Wainright 0.2 (2023)