Negele Knight vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)