Karl Malone vs. Lindy Waters III Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lindy Waters III 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.

Lindy Waters III

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Lindy Waters III: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Lindy Waters III 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Lindy Waters III 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Lindy Waters III 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Lindy Waters III 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Lindy Waters III 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Lindy Waters III 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Lindy Waters III 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Lindy Waters III 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Lindy Waters III 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Lindy Waters III 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Lindy Waters III 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Lindy Waters III 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Lindy Waters III 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Lindy Waters III 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Lindy Waters III 550

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Lindy Waters III 188

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Lindy Waters III 76

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Lindy Waters III 38

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Lindy Waters III 26

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Lindy Waters III 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Lindy Waters III .416

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Lindy Waters III .377

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Lindy Waters III .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Lindy Waters III 8.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Lindy Waters III 2.9 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Lindy Waters III 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Lindy Waters III 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Lindy Waters III 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Lindy Waters III 0.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Lindy Waters III 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Lindy Waters III 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Lindy Waters III .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Lindy Waters III .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Lindy Waters III -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Lindy Waters III 0.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)