Karl Malone vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kenny Payne 22

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kenny Payne 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)