Karl Malone

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Karl Malone

1985–2003

Career 1,476 G · 36,928 PTS · 25.0 PPG · 10.1 RPG · 3.6 APG

Seasons leading the NBA

11

77 Top-5 finishes

10 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1990 Best season

Spanning 1987–1998, peaking at 2 titles in 1990.

Led in Free Throws Made for 5 straight seasons (1988–1992) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

27th League titles 11
5th Top-5 finishes 77

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

1st Free Throws Made 9,787
2nd Defensive Rebounds 11,406
3rd Total Points 36,928
3rd Field Goals Made 13,528
3rd Turnovers 4,524
7th Total Rebounds 14,968
12th Total Steals 2,085
14th Offensive Rebounds 3,562
17th Points per Game 25.0
49th Rebounds per Game 10.1
64th Total Assists 5,248
70th Total Blocks 1,145
93rd Field Goal Percentage 51.6%
94th Steals per Game 1.4
115th True Shooting Percentage 57.7%
218th Effective FG Percentage 51.8%
253rd Blocks per Game 0.8
299th Assists per Game 3.6

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Free Throws Made	8	1st	5 yrs (1988–1992)	1988 703 1989 696 1990 684 1991 673 1992 619 1996 521 1997 628 1998 378 1987 #3 1993 #2 1994 #2 1995 #3 1999 #2 2001 #3
Defensive Rebounds	2	1st	—	1990 731 1994 715 1987 #2 1989 #3 1993 #3
Turnovers	1	1st	—	1987 325 1989 #3
Field Goals Made	—	#2	—	1989 #3 1990 #2 1991 #3 1992 #3 1994 #2 1995 #2 1996 #2 1997 #2
Total Rebounds	—	#2	—	1987 #2 1989 #3 1990 #3
Total Points	—	#2	—	1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #2 1991 #2 1992 #2 1994 #3 1995 #2 1996 #2 1997 #2 1998 #3 1999 #3
Points per Game	—	#2	—	1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #2 1991 #2 1992 #3 1995 #3 1996 #2 1997 #3 1998 #3

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1998	1	FTM 378
1997	1	FTM 628
1996	1	FTM 521
1994	1	DREB 715
1992	1	FTM 619
1991	1	FTM 673
1990	2	DREB 731 FTM 684
1989	1	FTM 696
1988	1	FTM 703
1987	1	TOV 325

Season Averages

19 seasons

Year	Team	GP	MPG	PTS	PPG	REB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1985	UTH	81	30.6	1,203	14.9	718	8.9	236	2.9	105	44	279	49.6%	0.0%	48.2%
1986	UTH	82	34.8	1,779	21.7	855	10.4	158	1.9	104	60	237	51.2%	0.0%	59.8%
1987	UTH	82	39.0	2,268	27.7	986	12.0	199	2.4	117	50	325	52.0%	0.0%	70.0%
1988	UTH	80	39.1	2,326	29.1	853	10.7	219	2.7	144	70	285	51.9%	31.3%	76.6%
1989	UTH	82	38.1	2,540	31.0	911	11.1	226	2.8	121	50	304	56.2%	37.2%	76.2%
1990	UTH	82	40.3	2,382	29.1	967	11.8	270	3.3	89	79	244	52.7%	28.6%	77.0%
1991	UTH	81	37.7	2,272	28.1	909	11.2	241	3.0	108	51	248	52.6%	17.7%	77.8%
1992	UTH	82	37.8	2,217	27.0	919	11.2	308	3.8	124	85	240	55.2%	20.0%	74.0%
1993	UTH	82	40.6	2,063	25.2	940	11.5	328	4.0	125	126	234	49.7%	25.0%	69.4%
1994	UTH	82	38.1	2,187	26.7	871	10.6	285	3.5	129	85	236	53.6%	26.8%	74.2%
1995	UTH	82	38.0	2,106	25.7	804	9.8	345	4.2	138	56	199	51.9%	40.0%	72.3%
1996	UTA	82	36.6	2,249	27.4	809	9.9	368	4.5	113	48	233	55.0%	0.0%	75.5%
1997	UTA	81	37.4	2,190	27.0	834	10.3	316	3.9	96	70	247	53.0%	33.3%	76.1%
1998	UTA	49	37.4	1,164	23.8	463	9.5	201	4.1	62	28	162	49.3%	0.0%	78.8%
1999	UTA	82	35.9	2,095	25.6	779	9.5	304	3.7	79	71	231	51.0%	25.0%	79.7%
2000	UTA	81	35.7	1,878	23.2	669	8.3	361	4.5	93	62	244	49.8%	40.0%	79.3%
2001	UTA	80	38.0	1,788	22.4	686	8.6	341	4.3	152	59	263	45.4%	36.0%	79.7%
2002	UTA	81	36.3	1,667	20.6	628	7.8	379	4.7	136	31	210	46.2%	21.4%	76.3%
2003	LAL	42	32.7	554	13.2	367	8.7	163	3.9	50	20	103	48.3%	0.0%	74.7%
Career	—	1,476	37.2	36,928	25.0	14,968	10.1	5,248	3.6	2,085	1,145	4,524	51.6%	27.4%	74.2%