Nemanja Bjelica vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)