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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 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 21.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) 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 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 45 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 10 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 8 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Paolo Banchero 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .486 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .273 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .600 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.5 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.0 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)