Michael Cage vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Michael Cage 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

Michael Cage

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cage: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cage 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Michael Cage 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Karl Malone 4

Rebounds Leader Michael Cage 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 7.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 8,278 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 8,646 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Michael Cage 1,057 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Michael Cage 1,050 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Michael Cage 725 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Michael Cage 1,140 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .515 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .664 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 15.7 (1987) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 13.0 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 1.6 (1987) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 1.3 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.0 (1996) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 4.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 5.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 261 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 302 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Michael Cage 30 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Michael Cage 37 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Michael Cage 34 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Michael Cage 53 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .523 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .493 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.1 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 9.3 (1996) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.8 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.7 (1996) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)