Karl Malone vs. Max Strus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Max Strus 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.

Max Strus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Max Strus: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Max Strus 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Max Strus 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Max Strus 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Max Strus 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Max Strus 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Max Strus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Max Strus 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Max Strus 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Max Strus 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Max Strus 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Max Strus 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Max Strus 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Max Strus 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Max Strus 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Max Strus 2,738

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Max Strus 840

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Max Strus 570

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Max Strus 145

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Max Strus 59

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Max Strus 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Max Strus .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Max Strus .365

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Max Strus .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Max Strus 12.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Max Strus 4.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Max Strus 4.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Max Strus 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Max Strus 0.4 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Max Strus 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Max Strus 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Max Strus 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Max Strus 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Max Strus 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Max Strus 425

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Max Strus 174

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Max Strus 76

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Max Strus 24

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Max Strus 15

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Max Strus 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Max Strus .385

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Max Strus .321

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Max Strus .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Max Strus 10.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Max Strus 9.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Max Strus 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Max Strus 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Max Strus 0.4 (2022)