Matt Harpring vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)