Karl Malone vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Pierce 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)