Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Karl Malone

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone compared on their NBA careers: Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Karl Malone 19 seasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 24.1 points a game to Karl Malone's 25. Giannis Antetokounmpo won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Karl Malone in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone career per game

895	GP	1,476
32.7	MIN	37.2
24.1	PTS	25, better
9.9	REB	10.1, better
5, better	AST	3.6
1.1	STL	1.4, better
1.2, better	BLK	0.8
55.4, better	FG%	51.6
28.5, better	3P%	27.4
69.1	FT%	74.2, better
61.3, better	TS%	57.7

Career totals

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone career totals

21,531	PTS	36,928, better
8,882	REB	14,968, better
4,484	AST	5,248, better
995	STL	2,085, better
1,088	BLK	1,145, better
55.4, better	FG%	51.6
28.5, better	3P%	27.4
69.1	FT%	74.2, better
61.3, better	TS%	57.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone postseason

84	GP	193
36.2	MIN	41
27, better	PTS	24.7
12.2, better	REB	10.7
5.3, better	AST	3.2
1	STL	1.3, better
1.3, better	BLK	0.7
53.2, better	FG%	46.3
25.9, better	3P%	16.2
62.5	FT%	73.6, better
58, better	TS%	52.6

Where each stands all time

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone all-time places

42nd (21,531)	Points	3rd (36,928), better
58th (8,882)	Rebounds	7th (14,968), better
90th (4,484)	Assists	62nd (5,248), better
165th (995)	Steals	12th (2,085), better
83rd (1,088)	Blocks	68th (1,145), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone titles and awards

1, better	Championships	—
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	2
1	All-Defensive Second Team	1
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
7	All-NBA First Team	11, better
4, better	All-Defensive First Team	2
2	MVP	2
—	All-NBA Third Team	1, better
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
1, better	Most Improved Player	—
1, better	Defensive Player of the Year	—
1, better	Finals MVP	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl Malone season by season

1st	2013-14	6.8	4.4	1.9	1985-86	14.9, better	8.9, better	2.9, better
2nd	2014-15	12.7	6.7	2.6, better	1986-87	21.7, better	10.4, better	1.9
3rd	2015-16	16.9	7.7	4.3, better	1987-88	27.7, better	12.0, better	2.4
4th	2016-17	22.9	8.8	5.4, better	1988-89	29.1, better	10.7, better	2.7
5th	2017-18	26.9	10.0	4.8, better	1989-90	31.0, better	11.1, better	2.8
6th	2018-19	27.7	12.5, better	5.9, better	1990-91	29.0, better	11.8	3.3
7th	2019-20	29.5, better	13.6, better	5.6, better	1991-92	28.0	11.2	3.0
8th	2020-21	28.1, better	11.0	5.9, better	1992-93	27.0	11.2, better	3.8
9th	2021-22	29.9, better	11.6, better	5.8, better	1993-94	25.2	11.5	4.0
10th	2022-23	31.1, better	11.8, better	5.7, better	1994-95	26.7	10.6	3.5
11th	2023-24	30.4, better	11.5, better	6.5, better	1995-96	25.7	9.8	4.2
12th	2024-25	30.4, better	11.9, better	6.5, better	1996-97	27.4	9.9	4.5
13th	2025-26	27.6, better	9.8	5.4, better	1997-98	27.0	10.3, better	3.9
14th	—	—	—	—	1998-99	23.8	9.4	4.1
15th	—	—	—	—	1999-00	25.5	9.5	3.7
16th	—	—	—	—	2000-01	23.2	8.3	4.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2001-02	22.4	8.6	4.3
18th	—	—	—	—	2002-03	20.6	7.8	4.7
19th	—	—	—	—	2003-04	13.2	8.7	3.9

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST