Bam Adebayo vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)