Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Karl Malone
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads 5 of 8 career categories against Karl Malone, including rebounding (11.2 RPG) and playmaking (3.6 APG). Head to head they met 25 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar winning the series 16–9.
The case for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: rebounding (11.2 RPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), shooting efficiency (59.2% TS%), and 2 more.
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), per-minute impact (23.9 PER), career value (232.3 Win Shares).
PPG
24.625.0
RPG
11.210.1
APG
3.63.6
TS%
59.2%57.7%
PER
17.823.9
Win Shares
26.1232.3
games played
15601476
MVPs / All-Star nods
6 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 19 AS2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 16–9 | |
| Meetings | 25 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 15.2 | 23.6 |
| RPG | 6.1 | 10.4 |
| APG | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| First meeting | 1985-86 | |
| Last meeting | 1988-89 | |
Per Game
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1560 | 1476 |
| MIN | 35.9 | 37.2 |
| PTS | 24.6 | 25.0 |
| REB | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| AST | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| STL | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 55.9 | 51.6 |
| 3P% | 5.6 | 27.4 |
| FT% | 72.2 | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 17.8 | 23.9 |
| TS% | 59.2 | 57.7 |
| USG% | 23.1 | 29.5 |
| WS | 26.1 | 232.3 |
| WS/48 | 0.138 | 0.203 |
| BPM | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 6.7 | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 6 | 2 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 15 | 14 |
| All-Star | 19 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 11 | 4 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9497
Efficiency8884
Playmaking7881
Rebounding9397
Defense7587
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