Karl Malone vs Tim Duncan

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Karl Malone and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Karl Malone played 19 seasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Karl Malone averaged 25 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. They have faced each other 36 times: Karl Malone's team won 16, Tim Duncan's 20. In the playoffs Karl Malone leads 8-3. Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Karl Malone leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan career per game
1,476GP1,392
37.2MIN34
25, betterPTS19
10.1REB10.8, better
3.6, betterAST3
1.4, betterSTL0.7
0.8BLK2.2, better
51.6, betterFG%50.6
27.4, better3P%17.9
74.2, betterFT%69.6
57.7, betterTS%55.1

Karl Malone vs Tim Duncan head to head

They have faced each other 36 times: Karl Malone's team won 16, Tim Duncan's 20. In the playoffs Karl Malone leads 8-3.

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan, record against each other
Regular season25817, better
Playoffs118, better3
Total361620, better
Karl Malone and Tim Duncan, averages in their games against each other
19.4PTS23.8, better
9.6REB11.0, better
3.8, betterAST2.8
38.4MIN39.6

Every game against each other

Karl Malone vs Tim Duncan, every game
May 15, 2004SA at LAL (playoffs)W 88-768 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
May 13, 2004LAL at SA (playoffs)W 74-737 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN21 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 46 MIN
May 11, 2004SA at LAL (playoffs)W 98-909 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 45 MIN
May 9, 2004SA at LAL (playoffs)W 105-8113 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN10 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
May 5, 2004LAL at SA (playoffs)L 95-8513 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 44 MIN24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
May 2, 2004LAL at SA (playoffs)L 88-7810 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Apr 4, 2004SA at LALL 95-8912 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN18 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 3, 2003LAL at SAW 90-8616 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN30 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN
Nov 28, 2003SA at LALW 103-8710 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 26 MIN11 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 26 MIN
Apr 14, 2003SA at UTAHL 91-8320 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN21 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 29, 2003UTAH at SAL 101-8111 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
Jan 24, 2003SA at UTAHL 91-9018 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN29 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Nov 30, 2002UTAH at SAL 107-857 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN
Apr 17, 2002SA at UTAHL 86-8415 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN26 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 23, 2002SA at UTAHL 98-9223 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Jan 17, 2002UTAH at SAL 102-9830 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Dec 15, 2001UTAH at SAL 100-8031 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN
Mar 29, 2001UTAH at SAL 106-8824 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 27 MIN
Jan 27, 2001SA at UTAHL 99-8619 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
Dec 11, 2000SA at UTAHL 91-8319 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN13 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN
Nov 14, 2000UTAH at SAL 86-7915 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 6, 2000SA at UTAHW 93-9025 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 10, 2000UTAH at SAL 93-8623 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN46 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 46 MIN
Nov 15, 1999SA at UTAHW 91-8520 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
May 2, 1999UTAH at SAL 84-7824 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN26 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 20, 1999SA at UTAHL 83-6923 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN36 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 28, 1999UTAH at SAW 101-8730 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
May 12, 1998SA at UTAH (playoffs)W 87-7724 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN14 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN
May 10, 1998UTAH at SA (playoffs)W 82-7334 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN
May 9, 1998UTAH at SA (playoffs)L 86-6418 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
May 7, 1998SA at UTAH (playoffs)W 109-106 OT22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 50 MIN
May 5, 1998SA at UTAH (playoffs)W 83-8225 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN33 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 45 MIN
Apr 8, 1998SA at UTAHW 98-8832 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN
Feb 21, 1998UTAH at SAW 79-7724 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN29 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 45 MIN
Nov 22, 1997SA at UTAHW 103-7420 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN9 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 8, 1997UTAH at SAL 87-8026 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN8 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan career totals
36,928, betterPTS26,496
14,968REB15,091, better
5,248, betterAST4,225
2,085, betterSTL1,025
1,145BLK3,020, better
51.6, betterFG%50.6
27.4, better3P%17.9
74.2, betterFT%69.6
57.7, betterTS%55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan postseason
193GP251
41MIN37.3
24.7, betterPTS20.6
10.7REB11.4, better
3.2, betterAST3
1.3, betterSTL0.7
0.7BLK2.3, better
46.3FG%50.1, better
16.2, better3P%14.3
73.6, betterFT%68.9
52.6TS%54.8, better

Where each stands all time

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan all-time places
3rd (36,928), betterPoints20th (26,496)
7th (14,968)Rebounds6th (15,091), better
62nd (5,248), betterAssists107th (4,225)
12th (2,085), betterSteals156th (1,025)
68th (1,145)Blocks5th (3,020), 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

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan titles and awards
—Championships5, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
2All-NBA Second Team3, better
1All-Defensive Second Team7, better
2, betterAll-Star MVP1
11, betterAll-NBA First Team10
2All-Defensive First Team8, better
2MVP2
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—Finals MVP3, better
1All-NBA Third Team2, better

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.

Karl Malone and Tim Duncan season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1985-8614.98.92.9, better1997-9821.1, better11.9, better2.7
2nd1986-8721.710.41.91998-9921.711.4, better2.4, better
3rd1987-8827.7, better12.02.41999-0023.212.4, better3.2, better
4th1988-8929.1, better10.72.72000-0122.212.2, better3.0, better
5th1989-9031.0, better11.12.82001-0225.512.7, better3.7, better
6th1990-9129.0, better11.83.32002-0323.312.9, better3.9, better
7th1991-9228.0, better11.23.02003-0422.312.4, better3.1, better
8th1992-9327.0, better11.2, better3.8, better2004-0520.311.12.7
9th1993-9425.2, better11.5, better4.0, better2005-0618.611.03.2
10th1994-9526.7, better10.63.5, better2006-0720.010.63.4
11th1995-9625.7, better9.84.2, better2007-0819.311.3, better2.8
12th1996-9727.4, better9.94.5, better2008-0919.310.7, better3.5
13th1997-9827.0, better10.3, better3.9, better2009-1017.910.13.2
14th1998-9923.8, better9.4, better4.1, better2010-1113.48.92.7
15th1999-0025.5, better9.5, better3.7, better2011-1215.49.02.3
16th2000-0123.2, better8.34.5, better2012-1317.89.9, better2.7
17th2001-0222.4, better8.64.3, better2013-1415.19.7, better3.0
18th2002-0320.6, better7.84.7, better2014-1513.99.1, better3.0
19th2003-0413.2, better8.7, better3.9, better2015-168.67.32.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST