Karl Malone vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nick Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nick Young 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nick Young 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Nick Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nick Young 135

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nick Young 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nick Young 0.4 (2012)