Marvin Bagley III vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Marvin Bagley III 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

Marvin Bagley III

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marvin Bagley III: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Marvin Bagley III 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 13.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III 3,343 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III 1,805 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III 242 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III 121 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III 173 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 258 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III .518 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III .296 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III .692 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 14.9 (2019) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.6 (2019) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.1 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.0 (2019) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)