Mikal Bridges vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mikal Bridges 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mikal Bridges 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)