Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  UTAH | 14.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 50.4 | 30.6 | 81 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 21.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 53.6 | 34.8 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 27.7 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 39 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 59.2 | 39.1 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 31.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 62.6 | 38.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 29.0 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 59.6 | 40.3 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 28.0 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 59.9 | 37.7 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 27.0 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 61.2 | 37.8 | 82 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 25.2 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 55.0 | 40.6 | 82 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 26.7 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 59.0 | 38.1 | 82 |
| 1995-96 | UTAH | 25.7 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 57.5 | 38 | 82 |
| 1996-97 | UTAH | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 36.6 | 82 |
| 1997-98 | UTAH | 27.0 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 59.7 | 37.4 | 81 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 23.8 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 57.7 | 37.4 | 49 |
| 1999-00 | UTAH | 25.5 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 58.2 | 35.9 | 82 |
| 2000-01 | UTAH | 23.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 57.2 | 35.7 | 81 |
| 2001-02 | UTAH | 22.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 53.2 | 38 | 80 |
| 2002-03 | UTAH | 20.6 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 53.4 | 36.2 | 81 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 55.5 | 32.7 | 42 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 1,203 | 718 | 236 | 105 | 44 | 279 | 504 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 1,779 | 855 | 158 | 104 | 60 | 237 | 728 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 2,268 | 986 | 199 | 117 | 50 | 325 | 858 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 2,326 | 853 | 219 | 144 | 70 | 285 | 809 | 5 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 2,540 | 911 | 226 | 121 | 50 | 304 | 914 | 16 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 2,382 | 967 | 270 | 89 | 79 | 244 | 847 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 2,272 | 909 | 241 | 108 | 51 | 248 | 798 | 3 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 2,217 | 919 | 308 | 124 | 85 | 240 | 797 | 4 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 2,063 | 940 | 328 | 125 | 126 | 234 | 772 | 8 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 2,187 | 871 | 285 | 129 | 85 | 236 | 830 | 11 |
| 1995-96 | UTAH | 2,106 | 804 | 345 | 138 | 56 | 199 | 789 | 16 |
| 1996-97 | UTAH | 2,249 | 809 | 368 | 113 | 48 | 233 | 864 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | UTAH | 2,190 | 834 | 316 | 96 | 70 | 247 | 780 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 1,164 | 463 | 201 | 62 | 28 | 162 | 393 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | UTAH | 2,095 | 779 | 304 | 79 | 71 | 231 | 752 | 2 |
| 2000-01 | UTAH | 1,878 | 669 | 361 | 93 | 62 | 244 | 670 | 2 |
| 2001-02 | UTAH | 1,788 | 686 | 341 | 152 | 59 | 263 | 635 | 9 |
| 2002-03 | UTAH | 1,667 | 628 | 379 | 136 | 31 | 210 | 595 | 3 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 554 | 367 | 163 | 50 | 20 | 103 | 193 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | UTAH | 17.5 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 50.4 | 30.6 | 81 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | 22.4 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 53.6 | 34.8 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | UTAH | 25.6 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 39 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | UTAH | 26.8 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 59.2 | 39.1 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | UTAH | 29.3 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 62.6 | 38.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UTAH | 25.9 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 59.6 | 40.3 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 26.7 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 59.9 | 37.7 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | UTAH | 25.7 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 61.2 | 37.8 | 82 |
| 1993-94 | UTAH | 22.3 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 55.0 | 40.6 | 82 |
| 1994-95 | UTAH | 25.2 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 59.0 | 38.1 | 82 |
| 1995-96 | UTAH | 24.3 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 57.5 | 38 | 82 |
| 1996-97 | UTAH | 27.0 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 36.6 | 82 |
| 1997-98 | UTAH | 26.0 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 59.7 | 37.4 | 81 |
| 1998-99 | UTAH | 22.9 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 57.7 | 37.4 | 49 |
| 1999-00 | UTAH | 25.6 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 58.2 | 35.9 | 82 |
| 2000-01 | UTAH | 23.4 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 57.2 | 35.7 | 81 |
| 2001-02 | UTAH | 21.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 53.2 | 38 | 80 |
| 2002-03 | UTAH | 20.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 53.4 | 36.2 | 81 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 14.5 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 55.5 | 32.7 | 42 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Karl Malone played 19 seasons for the Jazz and the Lakers. He scored 36,928 points with 14,968 rebounds and 5,248 assists in 1,476 games — 25.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. His best season was 1989-90: 2,540 points, 911 rebounds and 226 assists.
19 seasons, 19 postseasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04
Karl Malone finished top 10 in a stat 16 times; sits top 10 all time in points and rebounds.
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.