Steve Alford vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)