Karl Malone vs. Khris Middleton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Khris Middleton 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.

Khris Middleton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Khris Middleton: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Khris Middleton 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Khris Middleton 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Khris Middleton 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Khris Middleton 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Khris Middleton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Khris Middleton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Khris Middleton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Khris Middleton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Khris Middleton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Khris Middleton 16.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Khris Middleton 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Khris Middleton 3.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Khris Middleton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Khris Middleton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Khris Middleton 12,461

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Khris Middleton 3,563

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Khris Middleton 2,916

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Khris Middleton 868

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Khris Middleton 143

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Khris Middleton 739

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Khris Middleton .460

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Khris Middleton .388

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Khris Middleton .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Khris Middleton 20.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Khris Middleton 6.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Khris Middleton 5.4 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Khris Middleton 1.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Khris Middleton 0.3 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Khris Middleton 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Khris Middleton 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Khris Middleton 4.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Khris Middleton 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Khris Middleton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Khris Middleton 1,502

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Khris Middleton 466

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Khris Middleton 355

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Khris Middleton 93

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Khris Middleton 14

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Khris Middleton 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Khris Middleton .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Khris Middleton .392

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Khris Middleton .863

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Khris Middleton 24.7 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Khris Middleton 7.6 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Khris Middleton 7.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Khris Middleton 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Khris Middleton 0.7 (2018)