Karl Malone vs. Michael McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael McDonald 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.

Michael McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Michael McDonald: 1997-98 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Michael McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Michael McDonald 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Michael McDonald 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Michael McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Michael McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Michael McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Michael McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Michael McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Michael McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Michael McDonald 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Michael McDonald 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Michael McDonald 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Michael McDonald 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Michael McDonald 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Michael McDonald 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Michael McDonald 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Michael McDonald 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Michael McDonald 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Michael McDonald 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Michael McDonald 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Michael McDonald -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Michael McDonald -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Michael McDonald -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Michael McDonald 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Michael McDonald -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Michael McDonald -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Michael McDonald -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Michael McDonald -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Michael McDonald -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Michael McDonald -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Michael McDonald -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Michael McDonald -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Michael McDonald -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Michael McDonald -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Michael McDonald 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Michael McDonald -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Michael McDonald -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Michael McDonald -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Michael McDonald -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Michael McDonald -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Michael McDonald -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Michael McDonald -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Michael McDonald -