Chauncey Billups vs. Karl Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Chauncey Billups and Karl Malone all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Chauncey Billups, with a career spanning 17 seasons from 1998 to 2014, and Karl Malone, with 19 seasons played from 1986 to 2004, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Chauncey Billups vs. Karl Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Chauncey Billups Karl Malone
Points
135th
3rd
46th
8th
Rebounds
+300th
7th
211st
7th
Assists
52nd
63rd
26th
45th
Steals
158th
12th
56th
17th
Blocks
+300th
74th
+300th
50th
Years17191219

Chauncey Billups vs. Karl Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Chauncey Billups Karl Malone
Points
276th
15th
169th
33rd
Rebounds
+300th
51st
+300th
38th
Assists
103rd
+300th
72nd
+300th
Steals
+300th
107th
282nd
118th
Blocks
+300th
257th
+300th
299th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
135th
3rd
132 15,802 vs. 36,92821,126
Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 2,992 vs. 14,96811,976
Assists
52nd
63rd
11 5,636 vs. 5,248388
Steals
158th
12th
146 1,051 vs. 2,0851,034
Blocks
+300th
74th
+226 168 vs. 1,145977
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 480 vs. 3,5623,082
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 2,512 vs. 11,4068,894
Field Goals Made
269th
3rd
266 4,738 vs. 13,5288,790
Field Goals Attempted
195th
3rd
192 11,413 vs. 26,21014,797
3-Pointers Made
29th
+300th
+271 1,830 vs. 851,745
3-Pointers Attempted
31st
+300th
+269 4,725 vs. 3104,415
Free Throws Made
59th
1st
58 4,496 vs. 9,7875,291
Free Throws Attempted
84th
1st
83 5,029 vs. 13,1888,159

Games and Years:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
127th
7th
120 1,043 vs. 1,476433
Seasons
59th
13th
46 17 vs. 192

Triple-Doubles:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
204th
134th
70 2 vs. 42

Rankings by Points Scored:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 4444
50+ point games
-
30th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
46th
8th
38 2,526 vs. 4,7612,235
Rebounds
211st
7th
204 492 vs. 2,0621,570
Assists
26th
45th
19 831 vs. 610221
Steals
56th
17th
39 148 vs. 258110
Blocks
+300th
50th
+250 23 vs. 135112
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 71 vs. 502431
Defensive Rebounds
127th
4th
123 421 vs. 1,5601,139
Field Goals Made
70th
7th
63 737 vs. 1,7431,006
Field Goals Attempted
59th
6th
53 1,793 vs. 3,7681,975
3-Pointers Made
16th
+300th
+284 267 vs. 6261
3-Pointers Attempted
17th
+300th
+283 729 vs. 37692
Free Throws Made
19th
4th
15 785 vs. 1,269484
Free Throws Attempted
33rd
5th
28 892 vs. 1,725833

Games and Years:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
52nd
12th
40 146 vs. 19347
Playoffs
76th
1st
75 12 vs. 197

Triple-Doubles:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
36th
42 1 vs. 43
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
276th
15th
261 15.15 vs. 25.029.87
Rebounds per game
+300th
51st
+249 2.87 vs. 10.147.27
Assists per game
103rd
+300th
+197 5.40 vs. 3.561.85
Steals per game
+300th
107th
+193 1.01 vs. 1.410.40
Blocks per game
+300th
257th
+43 0.16 vs. 0.780.61
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
112nd
+188 0.46 vs. 2.411.95
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
20th
+280 2.41 vs. 7.735.32
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
16th
+284 4.54 vs. 9.174.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
37th
+263 10.94 vs. 17.766.81
3-Pointers Made per game
105th
+300th
+195 1.75 vs. 0.061.70
3-Pointers Attempted per game
88th
+300th
+212 4.53 vs. 0.214.32
Free Throws Made per game
98th
14th
84 4.31 vs. 6.632.32
Free Throws Attempted per game
154th
6th
148 4.82 vs. 8.934.11

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chauncey Billups Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
169th
33rd
136 17.30 vs. 24.677.37
Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 3.37 vs. 10.687.31
Assists per game
72nd
+300th
+228 5.69 vs. 3.162.53
Steals per game
282nd
118th
164 1.01 vs. 1.340.32
Blocks per game
+300th
299th
+1 0.16 vs. 0.700.54
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
98th
+202 0.49 vs. 2.602.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
18th
+282 2.88 vs. 8.085.20
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
33rd
+267 5.05 vs. 9.033.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
293rd
37th
256 12.28 vs. 19.527.24
3-Pointers Made per game
80th
+300th
+220 1.83 vs. 0.031.80
3-Pointers Attempted per game
92nd
+300th
+208 4.99 vs. 0.194.80
Free Throws Made per game
61st
17th
44 5.38 vs. 6.581.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
95th
14th
81 6.11 vs. 8.942.83

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.