Luka Doncic vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luka Doncic 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Luka Doncic 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 0 Karl Malone 4

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Karl Malone 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 7.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 911 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 261 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Luka Doncic 220 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Luka Doncic 43 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 15 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Luka Doncic 28 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .473 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .366 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .692 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)