Stephen Howard vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Stephen Howard 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

Stephen Howard

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Howard 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Stephen Howard 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 2.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 336 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 173 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Stephen Howard 25 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Stephen Howard 38 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 28 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Stephen Howard 120 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .481 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .631 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 23 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 11 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Stephen Howard 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Stephen Howard 15 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .353 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .733 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)