Kyle Kuzma vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kyle Kuzma 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
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,210 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,413 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,446 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 304 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 281 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 541 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)