Karl Malone vs. Kenny Sears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Sears 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 Sears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kenny Sears: 1955-56 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kenny Sears 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kenny Sears 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kenny Sears 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kenny Sears 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kenny Sears 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kenny Sears 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kenny Sears 0 *

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kenny Sears 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kenny Sears 7.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kenny Sears 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kenny Sears 7,355

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kenny Sears 4,142

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kenny Sears 843

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kenny Sears 529

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kenny Sears .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kenny Sears .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kenny Sears 21.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kenny Sears 13.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kenny Sears 2.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kenny Sears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kenny Sears 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kenny Sears 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kenny Sears 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kenny Sears 45

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kenny Sears 29

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kenny Sears 9

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kenny Sears 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kenny Sears .432

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kenny Sears .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kenny Sears 16.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kenny Sears 8.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kenny Sears 3.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kenny Sears - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.