Vince Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vince Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Vince Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Vince Carter 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)