Keita Bates-Diop vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Keita Bates-Diop 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

Keita Bates-Diop

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keita Bates-Diop: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Keita Bates-Diop 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Keita Bates-Diop 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 6.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keita Bates-Diop 1,697 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Keita Bates-Diop 848 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Keita Bates-Diop 241 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Keita Bates-Diop 146 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Keita Bates-Diop 99 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Keita Bates-Diop 283 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .474 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .333 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .751 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 9.7 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 3.9 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.5 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.7 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.5 (2020) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Keita Bates-Diop 3 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Keita Bates-Diop 6 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Keita Bates-Diop 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Keita Bates-Diop 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Keita Bates-Diop 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .200 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Keita Bates-Diop - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.6 (2020) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.2 (2020) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.2 (2020) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 (2020) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 (2020) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)