Karl Malone vs. Nene Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nene 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.

Nene

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nene: 2002-03 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nene 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nene 17

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nene 12

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nene 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nene 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nene 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Nene 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nene 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nene 6.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nene 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nene 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nene 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nene 10,909

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nene 5,828

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nene 1,719

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nene 1,041

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nene 721

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nene 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nene .548

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nene .132

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nene .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nene 14.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nene 7.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nene 2.9 (2013)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nene 1.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nene 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nene 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nene 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nene 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nene 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nene 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nene 837

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nene 493

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nene 145

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nene 72

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nene 49

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nene 91

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nene .530

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nene .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nene .595

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nene 15.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nene 9.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nene 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nene 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nene 1.1 (2014)