Karl Malone vs. Paul Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Reed 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 Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Reed: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Reed 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Reed 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Reed 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Reed 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Reed 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Reed 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Reed 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Reed 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Reed 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Reed 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Reed 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Reed 1,091

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Reed 903

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Reed 164

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Reed 156

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Reed 162

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Reed 215

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Reed .555

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Reed .312

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Reed .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Reed 7.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Reed 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Reed 1.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Reed 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Reed 1.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Reed 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Reed 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Reed 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Reed 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Reed 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Reed 108

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Reed 124

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Reed 18

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Reed 15

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Reed 12

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Reed 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Reed .566

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Reed .667

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Reed .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Reed 4.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Reed 5.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Reed 0.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Reed 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Reed 0.5 (2022)