Karl Malone vs. Mike Niles Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Niles 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.

Mike Niles

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Niles: 1980-81 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mike Niles 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mike Niles 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mike Niles 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mike Niles 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mike Niles 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mike Niles 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mike Niles 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mike Niles 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mike Niles 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Mike Niles 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mike Niles 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mike Niles 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mike Niles 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mike Niles 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mike Niles 115

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mike Niles 58

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mike Niles 15

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mike Niles 8

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mike Niles 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mike Niles 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mike Niles .348

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mike Niles .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mike Niles .459

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mike Niles 2.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mike Niles 1.3 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mike Niles 0.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mike Niles 0.2 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mike Niles 0.0 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mike Niles 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mike Niles 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mike Niles 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mike Niles 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mike Niles 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mike Niles 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mike Niles 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mike Niles 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mike Niles 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mike Niles 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mike Niles 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mike Niles .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mike Niles -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mike Niles -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mike Niles 0.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mike Niles 0.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mike Niles 0.0 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mike Niles 0.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mike Niles 0.0 (1981)