Zach Collins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Zach Collins 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Zach Collins: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zach Collins 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zach Collins 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach Collins 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Collins 8.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 4.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Collins 3,110 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zach Collins 1,883 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zach Collins 700 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zach Collins 162 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zach Collins 259 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zach Collins 388 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Collins .485 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zach Collins .334 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zach Collins .765 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Collins 11.6 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 6.4 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 2.9 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.6 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 0.9 (2019) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Collins 6.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 3.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 1.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Collins 137 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zach Collins 70 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zach Collins 20 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zach Collins 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zach Collins 23 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zach Collins 20 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Collins .468 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zach Collins .286 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zach Collins .793 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Collins 7.0 (2018) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 3.6 (2019) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.5 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.8 (2018) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 1.3 (2019) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)