Pau Gasol vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pau Gasol 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Pau Gasol 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Pau Gasol 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)