Kyrie Irving vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 9 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyrie Irving 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyrie Irving 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 18,433 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 3,173 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,365 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 1,022 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 337 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kyrie Irving 779 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .394 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,211 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 353 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 471 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 128 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kyrie Irving 96 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .883 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)