Karl Malone vs. Wes Matthews Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Matthews 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.

Wes Matthews

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Wes Matthews 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Wes Matthews 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Wes Matthews 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Wes Matthews 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Wes Matthews 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Wes Matthews 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Wes Matthews 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Wes Matthews 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Wes Matthews 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Wes Matthews 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Wes Matthews 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Wes Matthews 4.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Wes Matthews 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Wes Matthews 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Wes Matthews 3,654

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Wes Matthews 626

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Wes Matthews 1,955

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Wes Matthews 444

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Wes Matthews 81

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Wes Matthews 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Wes Matthews .478

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Wes Matthews .225

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Wes Matthews .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Wes Matthews 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Wes Matthews 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Wes Matthews 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Wes Matthews 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Wes Matthews 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Wes Matthews 173

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Wes Matthews 18

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Wes Matthews 66

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Wes Matthews 14

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Wes Matthews 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Wes Matthews 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Wes Matthews .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Wes Matthews .111

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Wes Matthews .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982)