Zach Edey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Zach Edey 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 Edey: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach Edey 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zach Edey 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zach Edey 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zach Edey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zach Edey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zach Edey 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Edey 9.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach Edey 8.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zach Edey 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zach Edey 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zach Edey 1.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Edey 610 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zach Edey 548 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zach Edey 65 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zach Edey 36 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zach Edey 85 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zach Edey 66 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Edey .580 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zach Edey .346 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zach Edey .709 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Edey 9.2 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Edey 8.3 (2025) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zach Edey 1.0 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zach Edey 0.5 (2025) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zach Edey 1.3 (2025) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Edey 6.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach Edey 7.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zach Edey 1.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zach Edey 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zach Edey 2.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Edey 25 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zach Edey 31 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zach Edey 7 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zach Edey 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zach Edey 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zach Edey 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Edey .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zach Edey - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zach Edey .714 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Edey 6.3 (2025) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Edey 7.8 (2025) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zach Edey 1.8 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zach Edey 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zach Edey 2.5 (2025) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)