Karl Malone vs. Nerlens Noel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nerlens Noel 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.

Nerlens Noel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nerlens Noel: 2014-15 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nerlens Noel 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nerlens Noel 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nerlens Noel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nerlens Noel 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nerlens Noel 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Nerlens Noel 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nerlens Noel 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nerlens Noel 6.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nerlens Noel 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nerlens Noel 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nerlens Noel 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nerlens Noel 3,338

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nerlens Noel 2,835

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nerlens Noel 501

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nerlens Noel 588

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nerlens Noel 683

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nerlens Noel 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nerlens Noel .546

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nerlens Noel .200

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nerlens Noel .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nerlens Noel 11.1 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nerlens Noel 8.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nerlens Noel 2.2 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nerlens Noel 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nerlens Noel 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nerlens Noel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nerlens Noel 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nerlens Noel 8

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nerlens Noel 11

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nerlens Noel 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nerlens Noel .532

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nerlens Noel .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nerlens Noel .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nerlens Noel 4.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nerlens Noel 4.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nerlens Noel 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nerlens Noel 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nerlens Noel 0.7 (2020)