Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)