Karl Malone vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Russ Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)