Karl Malone
- Seasons
- 1985-86 to 2003-04
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- Jul 24, 1963
- College
- Louisiana Tech
- Draft
- 1985, round 1, pick 13
2MVP awards
14All-League teams
14All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 19 | 1,476 | 36,928 | 25.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 234.6 |
| Playoffs | 19 | 193 | 4,761 | 24.7 | 10.7 | 3.2 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | UTA | 81 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 42-40 | Lost conf. finals | 21.8 | |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 82 | 21.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 20.0 | |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 82 | 27.7 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 29.7 | All-Defense 2nd, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1988-89 | UTA | 80 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 51-31 | Lost conf. finals | 30.7 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1989-90 | UTA | 82 | 31.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 55-27 | Lost 2nd round | 25.2 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1990-91 | UTA | 82 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 54-28 | Lost conf. finals | 29.7 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1991-92 | UTA | 81 | 28.0 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 55-27 | Lost conf. finals | 29.1 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1992-93 | UTA | 82 | 27.0 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 47-35 | Lost 2nd round | 24.0 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 82 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 53-29 | Lost conf. finals | 27.1 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 82 | 26.7 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 60-22 | Lost 1st round | 30.2 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 82 | 25.7 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 55-27 | Lost conf. finals | 26.5 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1996-97 | UTA | 82 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 64-18 | Lost Finals | 26.0 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP |
| 1997-98 | UTA | 81 | 27.0 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 62-20 | Lost Finals | 26.3 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1998-99 | UTA | 49 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 37-13 | Lost conf. finals | 21.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, MVP |
| 1999-00 | UTA | 82 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 55-27 | Lost conf. finals | 27.2 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 2000-01 | UTA | 81 | 23.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 53-29 | Lost conf. finals | 27.6 | All-League 3rd, All-Star |
| 2001-02 | UTA | 80 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 44-38 | Lost 2nd round | 20.0 | All-Star |
| 2002-03 | UTA | 81 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 19.6 | |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 42 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 56-26 | Lost Finals | 11.5 |