Gary Payton vs Karl Malone
Karl Malone leads 7 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.1 RPG). Head to head they met 71 times, 21 of them in the playoffs, with Karl Malone winning the series 39–32.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG).
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (10.1 RPG), shooting efficiency (57.7% TS%), and 4 more.
PPG
16.325.0
RPG
3.910.1
APG
6.73.6
TS%
52.8%57.7%
PER
18.923.9
Win Shares
144.0232.3
games played
13351476
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 32–39 | |
| Meetings | 71 (21 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.0 | 25.9 |
| RPG | 4.2 | 10.1 |
| APG | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| First meeting | 1990-91 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1476 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 37.2 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 25.0 |
| REB | 3.9 | 10.1 |
| AST | 6.7 | 3.6 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 51.6 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 27.4 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 23.9 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 57.7 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 29.5 |
| WS | 144.0 | 232.3 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.203 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 14 |
| All-Star | 9 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 4 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8197
Efficiency5684
Playmaking9581
Rebounding6097
Defense8287
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