Ben Wallace vs Karl Malone
Karl Malone leads 8 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.1 RPG). Head to head they met 14 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with the series even at 7–7.
Ben Wallace trails in every compared category here.
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (10.1 RPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), and 5 more.
PPG
5.725.0
RPG
9.610.1
APG
1.33.6
TS%
47.4%57.7%
PER
15.523.9
Win Shares
93.6232.3
games played
10881476
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7–7 | |
| Meetings | 14 (4 playoff) | |
| PPG | 6.7 | 15.8 |
| RPG | 11.1 | 8.5 |
| APG | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2003-04 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1476 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 37.2 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 25.0 |
| REB | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| AST | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 51.6 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 27.4 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 23.9 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 57.7 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 29.5 |
| WS | 93.6 | 232.3 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.203 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 5 | 14 |
| All-Star | 4 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 4 |
| MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3797
Efficiency2784
Playmaking4681
Rebounding9197
Defense9387
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