Paolo Banchero vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Paolo Banchero 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 4,547 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,441 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 934 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 170 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 121 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Paolo Banchero 203 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .444 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .317 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.9 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 9.0 (2026) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.4 (2026) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 28.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 336 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 102 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 49 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Paolo Banchero 12 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .447 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .418 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .711 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 29.4 (2025) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.2 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2025) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)