Karl Malone vs. Joe Young Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Young 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Young 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Young 130

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Young 119

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Young 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Young 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Young 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Young 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Young 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Young 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)