Karl Malone vs. Vernon Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vernon Maxwell 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.

Vernon Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Vernon Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Vernon Maxwell 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Vernon Maxwell 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Vernon Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Vernon Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Vernon Maxwell 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Vernon Maxwell 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Vernon Maxwell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Vernon Maxwell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Vernon Maxwell 10,912

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Vernon Maxwell 2,200

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Vernon Maxwell 2,912

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Vernon Maxwell 975

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Vernon Maxwell 152

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Vernon Maxwell 855

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Vernon Maxwell .398

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Vernon Maxwell .320

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Vernon Maxwell .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Vernon Maxwell 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Vernon Maxwell 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Vernon Maxwell 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Vernon Maxwell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Vernon Maxwell 642

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Vernon Maxwell 143

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Vernon Maxwell 165

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Vernon Maxwell 44

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Vernon Maxwell 5

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Vernon Maxwell 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Vernon Maxwell .372

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Vernon Maxwell .301

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Vernon Maxwell .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991)