Karl Malone vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)