Karl Malone vs. Taurean Prince Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Taurean Prince 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Taurean Prince: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Taurean Prince 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Taurean Prince 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Taurean Prince 5

NBA Cups Won Karl Malone 0 * Taurean Prince 2 *

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Taurean Prince 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Taurean Prince 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Taurean Prince 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Taurean Prince 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Taurean Prince 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Taurean Prince 0

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Taurean Prince 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Taurean Prince 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Taurean Prince 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Taurean Prince 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Taurean Prince 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Taurean Prince 5,745

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Taurean Prince 2,091

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Taurean Prince 1,005

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Taurean Prince 475

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Taurean Prince 224

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Taurean Prince 582

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Taurean Prince .428

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Taurean Prince .384

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Taurean Prince .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Taurean Prince 14.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Taurean Prince 6.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Taurean Prince 2.6 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Taurean Prince 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Taurean Prince 0.6 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Taurean Prince 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Taurean Prince 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Taurean Prince 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Taurean Prince 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Taurean Prince 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Taurean Prince 179

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Taurean Prince 64

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Taurean Prince 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Taurean Prince 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Taurean Prince 6

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Taurean Prince 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Taurean Prince .430

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Taurean Prince .307

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Taurean Prince .897

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Taurean Prince 11.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Taurean Prince 5.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Taurean Prince 1.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Taurean Prince 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Taurean Prince 0.4 (2024)