Karl Malone vs. Kelly Olynyk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Olynyk 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.

Kelly Olynyk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kelly Olynyk 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kelly Olynyk 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kelly Olynyk 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kelly Olynyk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kelly Olynyk 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kelly Olynyk 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kelly Olynyk 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kelly Olynyk 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kelly Olynyk 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kelly Olynyk 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kelly Olynyk 7,755

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kelly Olynyk 3,918

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kelly Olynyk 1,847

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kelly Olynyk 598

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kelly Olynyk 351

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kelly Olynyk 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kelly Olynyk .485

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kelly Olynyk .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kelly Olynyk .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kelly Olynyk 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kelly Olynyk 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kelly Olynyk 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kelly Olynyk 379

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kelly Olynyk 168

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kelly Olynyk 77

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kelly Olynyk 27

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kelly Olynyk 30

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kelly Olynyk 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kelly Olynyk .483

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kelly Olynyk .347

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kelly Olynyk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018)