Manu Ginobili vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Manu Ginobili 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Manu Ginobili 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Manu Ginobili 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)