Karl Malone vs. Wayne Selden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Selden 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.

Wayne Selden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Wayne Selden: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Wayne Selden 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Wayne Selden 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Wayne Selden 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Wayne Selden 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Wayne Selden 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Wayne Selden 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Wayne Selden 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Wayne Selden 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Wayne Selden 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Wayne Selden 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Wayne Selden 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Wayne Selden 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Wayne Selden 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Wayne Selden 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Wayne Selden 915

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Wayne Selden 253

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Wayne Selden 189

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Wayne Selden 57

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Wayne Selden 19

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Wayne Selden 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Wayne Selden .415

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Wayne Selden .344

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Wayne Selden .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Wayne Selden 9.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Wayne Selden 2.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Wayne Selden 1.9 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Wayne Selden 0.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Wayne Selden 0.2 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Wayne Selden 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Wayne Selden 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Wayne Selden 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Wayne Selden 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Wayne Selden 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Wayne Selden 23

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Wayne Selden 9

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Wayne Selden 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Wayne Selden 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Wayne Selden 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Wayne Selden 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Wayne Selden .346

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Wayne Selden .182

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Wayne Selden .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Wayne Selden 3.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Wayne Selden 1.5 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Wayne Selden 1.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Wayne Selden 0.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Wayne Selden 0.2 (2017)