Karl Malone vs Pau Gasol
Karl Malone leads 8 of 8 career categories against Pau Gasol, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.1 RPG). Head to head they met 10 times, with the series even at 5–5.
The case for Karl Malone
scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (10.1 RPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), and 5 more.
The case for Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol trails in every compared category here.
Tale of the tape
25.0PPG17.0
10.1RPG9.2
3.6APG3.2
57.7%TS%56.5%
23.9PER21.4
232.3Win Shares143.9
1476games played1226
Head to Head
| Karl Malone | Pau Gasol | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Series wins | 5 |
| 17.3 | PPG | 14.5 |
| 8.3 | RPG | 8.5 |
| 5.0 | APG | 1.9 |
| 10 meetings · first 2001-02 · last 2003-04 | ||
Per Game
| Karl Malone | Pau Gasol | |
|---|---|---|
| 1476 | G | 1226 |
| 37.2 | MIN | 33.4 |
| 25.0 | PTS | 17.0 |
| 10.1 | REB | 9.2 |
| 3.6 | AST | 3.2 |
| 1.4 | STL | 0.5 |
| 0.8 | BLK | 1.6 |
| 51.6 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 27.4 | 3P% | 36.8 |
| 74.2 | FT% | 75.3 |
Advanced
| Karl Malone | Pau Gasol | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.9 | PER | 21.4 |
| 57.7 | TS% | 56.5 |
| 29.5 | USG% | 23.3 |
| 232.3 | WS | 143.9 |
| 0.203 | WS/48 | 0.169 |
| 4.6 | BPM | 3.1 |
| 92.1 | VORP | 52.6 |
Accolades
| Karl Malone | Pau Gasol | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | MVP | — |
| 14 | All-NBA | 4 |
| 14 | All-Star | 6 |
| 4 | All-Defensive | — |
| 2 | All-Star MVP | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
97Scoring87
84Efficiency75
81Playmaking81
97Rebounding95
87Defense88
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