LaPhonso Ellis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and LaPhonso Ellis 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

LaPhonso Ellis

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaPhonso Ellis: 1992-93 to 2002-03
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons LaPhonso Ellis 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played LaPhonso Ellis 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaPhonso Ellis 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 11.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 6.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.8 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LaPhonso Ellis 7,410 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds LaPhonso Ellis 4,032 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists LaPhonso Ellis 981 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals LaPhonso Ellis 433 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks LaPhonso Ellis 477 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games LaPhonso Ellis 624 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .452 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .302 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .730 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 21.9 (1997) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 9.1 (1993) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 2.8 (1998) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 (1993) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.4 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 12.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 6.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaPhonso Ellis 201 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds LaPhonso Ellis 111 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists LaPhonso Ellis 26 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals LaPhonso Ellis 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks LaPhonso Ellis 14 Karl Malone 135

Total Games LaPhonso Ellis 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .467 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .429 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .710 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 14.8 (1994) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 8.1 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 2.2 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.8 (1994) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)