Kenny Battle vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kenny Battle 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
Kenny Battle: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Battle 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kenny Battle 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 4.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 627 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 327 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kenny Battle 106 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kenny Battle 98 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 31 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kenny Battle 134 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .504 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle .133 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle .725 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 6.1 (1991) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 3.7 (1993) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.3 (1991) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 9 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kenny Battle 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .308 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1990) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 (1990) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)