LaMelo Ball vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 135

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)