Karl Malone vs. Xavier McDaniel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Xavier McDaniel 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.

Xavier McDaniel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Xavier McDaniel 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Xavier McDaniel 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Xavier McDaniel 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Xavier McDaniel 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Xavier McDaniel 6.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Xavier McDaniel 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Xavier McDaniel 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Xavier McDaniel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Xavier McDaniel 13,606

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Xavier McDaniel 5,313

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Xavier McDaniel 1,775

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Xavier McDaniel 791

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Xavier McDaniel 416

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Xavier McDaniel 870

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Xavier McDaniel .485

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Xavier McDaniel .261

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Xavier McDaniel .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Xavier McDaniel 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Xavier McDaniel 7.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Xavier McDaniel 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Xavier McDaniel 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Xavier McDaniel 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Xavier McDaniel 867

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Xavier McDaniel 357

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Xavier McDaniel 131

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Xavier McDaniel 36

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Xavier McDaniel 22

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Xavier McDaniel 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Xavier McDaniel .464

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Xavier McDaniel .282

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Xavier McDaniel .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993)