Matt Bonner vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Matt Bonner 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

Matt Bonner

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bonner: 2004-05 to 2015-16
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bonner 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Matt Bonner 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Matt Bonner 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 4,632 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 2,371 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Matt Bonner 552 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Matt Bonner 285 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 213 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Matt Bonner 792 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .464 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .414 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .780 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 8.2 (2009) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 4.8 (2009) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2006) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2006) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 2.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 1.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 259 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 156 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Matt Bonner 35 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Matt Bonner 16 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 17 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Matt Bonner 94 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .402 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .355 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .811 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 6.3 (2011) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.2 (2010) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)