Karl Malone vs. Leon Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon 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.

Leon Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Leon Smith: 2001-02 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Leon Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Leon Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Leon Smith 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Leon Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Leon Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Leon Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Leon Smith 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Leon Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Leon Smith 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Leon Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Leon Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Leon Smith 33

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Leon Smith 33

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Leon Smith 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Leon Smith 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Leon Smith 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Leon Smith 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Leon Smith .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Leon Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Leon Smith .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Leon Smith 2.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Leon Smith 2.2 (2002)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Leon Smith 0.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Leon Smith 0.4 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Leon Smith 0.1 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Leon Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Leon Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Leon Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Leon Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Leon Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Leon Smith -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Leon Smith -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Leon Smith -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Leon Smith -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Leon Smith -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Leon Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Leon Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Leon Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Leon Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Leon Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Leon Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Leon Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Leon Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Leon Smith -