Zach LaVine vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zach LaVine 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zach LaVine 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)