Shane Battier vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shane Battier 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Battier 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)