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.
The case for Ben Wallace
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.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG25.0
9.6RPG10.1
1.3APG3.6
47.4%TS%57.7%
15.5PER23.9
93.6Win Shares232.3
1088games played1476
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Series wins | 7 |
| 6.7 | PPG | 15.8 |
| 11.1 | RPG | 8.5 |
| 1.5 | APG | 4.1 |
| 14 meetings (4 in the playoffs) · first 1996-97 · last 2003-04 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1476 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 37.2 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 25.0 |
| 9.6 | REB | 10.1 |
| 1.3 | AST | 3.6 |
| 1.3 | STL | 1.4 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 51.6 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 27.4 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 23.9 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 57.7 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 93.6 | WS | 232.3 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.203 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 4.6 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | — |
| 5 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 4 | All-Star | 14 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | 4 |
| — | MVP | 2 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 2 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring97
27Efficiency84
46Playmaking81
91Rebounding97
93Defense87
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