Keith Closs vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Keith Closs 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
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Keith Closs - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Keith Closs - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)