Dereck Lively II vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dereck Lively II 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

Dereck Lively II

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dereck Lively II: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dereck Lively II 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dereck Lively II 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dereck Lively II 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 483 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 378 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 60 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 36 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 77 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dereck Lively II 55 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .747 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .506 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 137 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 115 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 25 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 5 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 19 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dereck Lively II 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .611 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)