Karl Malone vs. Larry Nance Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance Jr. 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.

Larry Nance Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Larry Nance Jr. 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Larry Nance Jr. 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Larry Nance Jr. 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Larry Nance Jr. 6.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Larry Nance Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Larry Nance Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Larry Nance Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Larry Nance Jr. 4,001

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Larry Nance Jr. 3,238

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Larry Nance Jr. 979

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Larry Nance Jr. 601

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Larry Nance Jr. 255

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Larry Nance Jr. 522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Larry Nance Jr. .540

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Larry Nance Jr. .342

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Larry Nance Jr. .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Larry Nance Jr. 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Larry Nance Jr. 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Larry Nance Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Larry Nance Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Larry Nance Jr. 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Larry Nance Jr. 151

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Larry Nance Jr. 125

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Larry Nance Jr. 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Larry Nance Jr. 19

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Larry Nance Jr. 16

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Larry Nance Jr. 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Larry Nance Jr. .636

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Larry Nance Jr. .200

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Larry Nance Jr. .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Larry Nance Jr. 5.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018)