Kobe Brown vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kobe Brown 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

Kobe Brown

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Brown: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Brown 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kobe Brown 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 2.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Brown 89 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kobe Brown 62 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kobe Brown 25 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kobe Brown 12 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kobe Brown 6 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kobe Brown 44 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Brown .411 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kobe Brown .292 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Brown .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 2.0 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 1.4 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.1 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kobe Brown 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kobe Brown 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kobe Brown 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Brown - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kobe Brown - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Brown - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 0.7 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)