Karl Malone vs. Marcus Smart Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Smart 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.

Marcus Smart

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Marcus Smart 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Marcus Smart 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Marcus Smart 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Marcus Smart 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Marcus Smart 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Marcus Smart 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Marcus Smart 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Marcus Smart 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Marcus Smart 3

Defensive Player of The Year Karl Malone 0 Marcus Smart 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Marcus Smart 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Marcus Smart 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Marcus Smart 4.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Marcus Smart 1.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Marcus Smart 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Marcus Smart 6,430

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Marcus Smart 2,111

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Marcus Smart 2,786

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Marcus Smart 955

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Marcus Smart 219

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Marcus Smart 601

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Marcus Smart .388

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Marcus Smart .323

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Marcus Smart .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Marcus Smart 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Marcus Smart 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Marcus Smart 4.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Marcus Smart 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Marcus Smart 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Marcus Smart 1,377

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Marcus Smart 469

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Marcus Smart 524

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Marcus Smart 144

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Marcus Smart 51

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Marcus Smart 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Marcus Smart .396

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Marcus Smart .334

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Marcus Smart .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017)