Karl Malone vs. Tyrese Maxey: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Karl Malone and Tyrese Maxey 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Karl Malone, with a career spanning 19 seasons from 1986 to 2004, and Tyrese Maxey, with 6 seasons played from 2021 to 2026, 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.

Karl Malone vs. Tyrese Maxey
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey
Points
3rd
+300th
8th
+300th
Rebounds
7th
+300th
7th
+300th
Assists
63rd
+300th
45th
+300th
Steals
12th
+300th
17th
+300th
Blocks
74th
+300th
50th
+300th
Years196194

Karl Malone vs. Tyrese Maxey
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey
Points
15th
--
33rd
155th
Rebounds
51st
--
38th
+300th
Assists
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Steals
107th
--
118th
+300th
Blocks
255th
--
299th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
+300th
+297 36,928 vs. 6,35230,576
Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 14,968 vs. 96714,001
Assists
63rd
+300th
+237 5,248 vs. 1,4363,812
Steals
12th
+300th
+288 2,085 vs. 2941,791
Blocks
74th
+300th
+226 1,145 vs. 1101,035
Offensive Rebounds
14th
+300th
+286 3,562 vs. 1123,450
Defensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 11,406 vs. 85510,551
Field Goals Made
3rd
+300th
+297 13,528 vs. 2,28111,247
Field Goals Attempted
3rd
+300th
+297 26,210 vs. 4,94821,262
3-Pointers Made
+300th
298th
+2 85 vs. 714629
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
310 vs. 1,8661,556
Free Throws Made
1st
+300th
+299 9,787 vs. 1,0768,711
Free Throws Attempted
1st
+300th
+299 13,188 vs. 1,24211,946

Games and Years:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
7th
+300th
1,476 vs. 3221,154
Seasons
12th
+300th
19 vs. 613

Triple-Doubles:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
275th
141 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
29th
94th
65 44 vs. 1133
50+ point games
29th
40th
11 4 vs. 31
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
8th
+300th
+292 4,761 vs. 7304,031
Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 2,062 vs. 1481,914
Assists
45th
+300th
+255 610 vs. 129481
Steals
17th
+300th
+283 258 vs. 32226
Blocks
50th
+300th
+250 135 vs. 15120
Offensive Rebounds
10th
+300th
+290 502 vs. 17485
Defensive Rebounds
4th
+300th
+296 1,560 vs. 1311,429
Field Goals Made
7th
+300th
+293 1,743 vs. 2651,478
Field Goals Attempted
6th
+300th
+294 3,768 vs. 5783,190
3-Pointers Made
+300th
144th
+156 6 vs. 8680
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
171st
+129 37 vs. 221184
Free Throws Made
4th
+300th
+296 1,269 vs. 1141,155
Free Throws Attempted
5th
+300th
+295 1,725 vs. 1311,594

Games and Years:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
12th
+300th
193 vs. 41152
Playoffs
1st
+300th
19 vs. 415

Triple-Doubles:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
36th
78th
42 4 vs. 13
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
15th
--
25.02 vs. 19.735.29
Rebounds per game
51st
--
10.14 vs. 3.007.14
Assists per game
+300th
--
3.56 vs. 4.460.90
Steals per game
107th
--
1.41 vs. 0.910.50
Blocks per game
255th
--
0.78 vs. 0.340.43
Offensive Rebounds per game
112nd
--
2.41 vs. 0.352.07
Defensive Rebounds per game
20th
--
7.73 vs. 2.665.07
Field Goals Made per game
16th
--
9.17 vs. 7.082.08
Field Goals Attempted per game
36th
--
17.76 vs. 15.372.39
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
46th
+254 0.06 vs. 2.222.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.21 vs. 5.805.59
Free Throws Made per game
14th
--
6.63 vs. 3.343.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
6th
--
8.93 vs. 3.865.08

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Karl Malone Tyrese Maxey Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
33rd
155th
122 24.67 vs. 17.806.86
Rebounds per game
38th
+300th
+262 10.68 vs. 3.617.07
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
3.16 vs. 3.150.01
Steals per game
118th
+300th
+182 1.34 vs. 0.780.56
Blocks per game
299th
+300th
+1 0.70 vs. 0.370.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
98th
+300th
+202 2.60 vs. 0.412.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
18th
+300th
+282 8.08 vs. 3.204.89
Field Goals Made per game
33rd
168th
135 9.03 vs. 6.462.57
Field Goals Attempted per game
37th
181st
144 19.52 vs. 14.105.43
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
50th
+250 0.03 vs. 2.102.07
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
75th
+225 0.19 vs. 5.395.20
Free Throws Made per game
17th
+300th
+283 6.58 vs. 2.783.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
14th
+300th
+286 8.94 vs. 3.205.74

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.