Karl Malone vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Steve Nash 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Steve Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Steve Nash 14

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)