Karl Malone vs. Otis Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Smith 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.

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Otis Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Otis Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Otis Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Otis Smith 188

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Otis Smith 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)