Grant Hill vs. Karl Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Grant Hill 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 Grant Hill, with a career spanning 18 seasons from 1995 to 2013, 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.

Grant Hill vs. Karl Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Grant Hill Karl Malone Grant Hill Karl Malone
Points
105th
3rd
+300th
8th
Rebounds
178th
7th
+300th
7th
Assists
107th
63rd
+300th
45th
Steals
86th
12th
+300th
17th
Blocks
243rd
74th
+300th
50th
Years1819819

Grant Hill vs. Karl Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Grant Hill Karl Malone Grant Hill Karl Malone
Points
193rd
15th
+300th
33rd
Rebounds
+300th
51st
+300th
38th
Assists
212nd
+300th
239th
+300th
Steals
188th
107th
+300th
118th
Blocks
+300th
255th
+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:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
105th
3rd
102 17,137 vs. 36,92819,791
Rebounds
178th
7th
171 6,169 vs. 14,9688,799
Assists
107th
63rd
44 4,252 vs. 5,248996
Steals
86th
12th
74 1,248 vs. 2,085837
Blocks
243rd
74th
169 576 vs. 1,145569
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 1,176 vs. 3,5622,386
Defensive Rebounds
96th
2nd
94 4,993 vs. 11,4066,413
Field Goals Made
109th
3rd
106 6,345 vs. 13,5287,183
Field Goals Attempted
123rd
3rd
120 13,126 vs. 26,21013,084
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
219 vs. 85134
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
697 vs. 310387
Free Throws Made
72nd
1st
71 4,228 vs. 9,7875,559
Free Throws Attempted
70th
1st
69 5,498 vs. 13,1887,690

Games and Years:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
138th
7th
131 1,026 vs. 1,476450
Seasons
29th
12th
17 18 vs. 191

Triple-Doubles:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
19th
134th
115 29 vs. 425

Rankings by Points Scored:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
29th
123 5 vs. 4439
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
8th
+292 523 vs. 4,7614,238
Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 238 vs. 2,0621,824
Assists
+300th
45th
+255 140 vs. 610470
Steals
+300th
17th
+283 35 vs. 258223
Blocks
+300th
50th
+250 19 vs. 135116
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 43 vs. 502459
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 195 vs. 1,5601,365
Field Goals Made
+300th
7th
+293 200 vs. 1,7431,543
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
6th
+294 426 vs. 3,7683,342
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 61
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 3716
Free Throws Made
+300th
4th
+296 118 vs. 1,2691,151
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 151 vs. 1,7251,574

Games and Years:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
12th
+288 39 vs. 193154
Playoffs
+300th
1st
+299 8 vs. 1911

Triple-Doubles:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
36th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
193rd
15th
178 16.70 vs. 25.028.32
Rebounds per game
+300th
51st
+249 6.01 vs. 10.144.13
Assists per game
212nd
+300th
+88 4.14 vs. 3.560.59
Steals per game
188th
107th
81 1.22 vs. 1.410.20
Blocks per game
+300th
255th
+45 0.56 vs. 0.780.21
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
112nd
+188 1.15 vs. 2.411.27
Defensive Rebounds per game
165th
20th
145 4.87 vs. 7.732.86
Field Goals Made per game
213rd
16th
197 6.18 vs. 9.172.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
254th
36th
218 12.79 vs. 17.764.96
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.21 vs. 0.060.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 0.210.47
Free Throws Made per game
114th
14th
100 4.12 vs. 6.632.51
Free Throws Attempted per game
109th
6th
103 5.36 vs. 8.933.58

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Grant Hill Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
33rd
+267 13.41 vs. 24.6711.26
Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 6.10 vs. 10.684.58
Assists per game
239th
+300th
+61 3.59 vs. 3.160.43
Steals per game
+300th
118th
+182 0.90 vs. 1.340.44
Blocks per game
+300th
299th
+1 0.49 vs. 0.700.21
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
98th
+202 1.10 vs. 2.601.50
Defensive Rebounds per game
153rd
18th
135 5.00 vs. 8.083.08
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
33rd
+267 5.13 vs. 9.033.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
37th
+263 10.92 vs. 19.528.60
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.13 vs. 0.030.10
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.54 vs. 0.190.35
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
17th
+283 3.03 vs. 6.583.55
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
14th
+286 3.87 vs. 8.945.07

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 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 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.