Karl Malone vs. Sam Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Mitchell 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.

Sam Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sam Mitchell 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sam Mitchell 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sam Mitchell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sam Mitchell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sam Mitchell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Sam Mitchell 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sam Mitchell 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sam Mitchell 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sam Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sam Mitchell 8,636

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sam Mitchell 3,711

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sam Mitchell 1,089

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sam Mitchell 548

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sam Mitchell 301

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sam Mitchell 994

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sam Mitchell .447

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sam Mitchell .223

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sam Mitchell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sam Mitchell 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sam Mitchell 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sam Mitchell 267

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sam Mitchell 130

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sam Mitchell 34

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sam Mitchell 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sam Mitchell 9

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sam Mitchell 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sam Mitchell .398

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sam Mitchell .207

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sam Mitchell .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999)