Karl Malone vs. Payton Pritchard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Payton Pritchard 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.

Payton Pritchard

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Payton Pritchard 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Payton Pritchard 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Payton Pritchard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Payton Pritchard 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Payton Pritchard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Payton Pritchard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Payton Pritchard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Payton Pritchard 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Payton Pritchard 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Payton Pritchard 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Payton Pritchard 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Payton Pritchard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Payton Pritchard 2,009

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Payton Pritchard 645

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Payton Pritchard 604

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Payton Pritchard 115

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Payton Pritchard 22

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Payton Pritchard 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Payton Pritchard .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Payton Pritchard .395

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Payton Pritchard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Payton Pritchard 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Payton Pritchard 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Payton Pritchard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Payton Pritchard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Payton Pritchard 201

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Payton Pritchard 79

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Payton Pritchard 78

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Payton Pritchard 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Payton Pritchard 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Payton Pritchard 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Payton Pritchard .418

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Payton Pritchard .336

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Payton Pritchard .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Payton Pritchard 6.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Payton Pritchard 2.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022)