Karl Malone vs. Joe Stephens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Stephens 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 Stephens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Stephens: 1996-97 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Stephens 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Stephens 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Stephens 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Stephens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Stephens 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Stephens 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Stephens 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Stephens 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Stephens 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Stephens 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Stephens 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Stephens 71

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Stephens 45

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Stephens 12

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Stephens 12

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Stephens 3

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Stephens 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Stephens .357

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Stephens .190

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Stephens .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Stephens 3.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Stephens 2.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Stephens 0.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Stephens 1.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Stephens 0.2 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Stephens -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Stephens -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Stephens -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Stephens -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Stephens -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Stephens -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Stephens -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Stephens -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Stephens -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Stephens -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Stephens 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Stephens -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Stephens -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Stephens -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Stephens -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Stephens -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Stephens -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Stephens -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joe Stephens -