Karl Malone vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)