Karl Malone vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Yao Ming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)