Karl Malone vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)