Nicolas Claxton vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nicolas Claxton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nicolas Claxton

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nicolas Claxton 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nicolas Claxton 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 7.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.8 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 2,490 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 1,882 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 378 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 159 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 434 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 241 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .661 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton .158 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .544 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 5.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 114 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 90 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 19 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 28 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 20 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .654 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .343 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)