Karl Malone vs. Zoran Planinic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zoran Planinic 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Zoran Planinic: 2003-04 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Zoran Planinic 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Zoran Planinic 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Zoran Planinic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Zoran Planinic 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Zoran Planinic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Zoran Planinic 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Zoran Planinic 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Zoran Planinic 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Zoran Planinic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Zoran Planinic 561

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Zoran Planinic 198

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Zoran Planinic 165

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Zoran Planinic 58

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Zoran Planinic 7

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Zoran Planinic 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Zoran Planinic .405

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Zoran Planinic .289

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Zoran Planinic .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Zoran Planinic 5.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Zoran Planinic 1.6 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Zoran Planinic 1.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Zoran Planinic 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Zoran Planinic 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Zoran Planinic 0.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Zoran Planinic 0.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Zoran Planinic 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Zoran Planinic 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Zoran Planinic 1

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Zoran Planinic 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Zoran Planinic 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Zoran Planinic 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Zoran Planinic 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Zoran Planinic 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Zoran Planinic .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Zoran Planinic .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Zoran Planinic .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Zoran Planinic 0.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Zoran Planinic 0.7 (2006)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Zoran Planinic 0.0 (2006)