Karl Malone vs. Larry Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Larry Smith: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Larry Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Larry Smith 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Larry Smith 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Larry Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Larry Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Larry Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Larry Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Larry Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Larry Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Larry Smith 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Larry Smith 9.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Larry Smith 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Larry Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Larry Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Larry Smith 5,904

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Larry Smith 8,125

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Larry Smith 941

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Larry Smith 699

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Larry Smith 457

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Larry Smith 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Larry Smith .531

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Larry Smith .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Larry Smith 11.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Larry Smith 12.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Larry Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Larry Smith 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Larry Smith 0.8 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Larry Smith 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Larry Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Larry Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Larry Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Larry Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Larry Smith 132

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Larry Smith 219

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Larry Smith 43

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Larry Smith 27

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Larry Smith 20

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Larry Smith 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Larry Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Larry Smith .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Larry Smith 10.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Larry Smith 13.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Larry Smith 2.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Larry Smith 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Larry Smith 1.4 (1989)