Kenneth Lofton Jr. vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kenneth Lofton Jr. 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

Kenneth Lofton Jr.

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenneth Lofton Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 216 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 89 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 53 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 11 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 45 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .497 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .317 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .623 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 5.0 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.1 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .375 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)