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 advanced
- PER
- 23.9
- True shooting
- .577
- Effective FG
- .518
- Usage rate
- 29.4
- Win shares
- 234.6
- WS per 48
- .205
- Box plus/minus
- 5.1
- VORP
- 99.1
- Best season, WS
- 16.7
- Best season, BPM
- 8.3
- MVP vote shares
- 4.30
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | UTA | 22 | 81 | 2,475 | 13.7 | .504 | .496 | 24.1 | -2.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .036 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 92 | 102 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 23 | 82 | 2,857 | 18.0 | .536 | .512 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | .116 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 104 | 102 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 24 | 82 | 3,198 | 20.7 | .568 | .520 | 29.7 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 10.1 | .152 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 107 | 101 |
| 1988-89 | UTA | 25 | 80 | 3,126 | 24.4 | .592 | .521 | 30.4 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 15.2 | .233 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 115 | 99 |
| 1989-90 | UTA | 26 | 82 | 3,122 | 27.2 | .626 | .567 | 32.6 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 15.9 | .245 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 118 | 102 |
| 1990-91 | UTA | 27 | 82 | 3,302 | 24.8 | .596 | .528 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 15.5 | .225 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 117 | 102 |
| 1991-92 | UTA | 28 | 81 | 3,054 | 25.4 | .599 | .527 | 30.3 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 15.1 | .237 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 118 | 103 |
| 1992-93 | UTA | 29 | 82 | 3,099 | 26.2 | .612 | .554 | 28.4 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 15.4 | .238 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 120 | 103 |
| 1993-94 | UTA | 30 | 82 | 3,329 | 22.9 | .550 | .500 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 13.4 | .193 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 111 | 100 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 31 | 82 | 3,126 | 25.1 | .590 | .540 | 30.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 13.8 | .212 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 115 | 101 |
| 1995-96 | UTA | 32 | 82 | 3,113 | 26.0 | .575 | .524 | 29.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 15.1 | .233 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 117 | 102 |
| 1996-97 | UTA | 33 | 82 | 2,998 | 28.9 | .600 | .550 | 32.7 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 16.7 | .268 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 118 | 101 |
| 1997-98 | UTA | 34 | 81 | 3,030 | 27.9 | .597 | .531 | 31.8 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 16.4 | .259 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 118 | 102 |
| 1998-99 | UTA | 35 | 49 | 1,832 | 25.6 | .577 | .493 | 30.5 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | .252 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 112 | 96 |
| 1999-00 | UTA | 36 | 82 | 2,947 | 27.1 | .582 | .510 | 31.9 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 15.3 | .249 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 115 | 100 |
| 2000-01 | UTA | 37 | 81 | 2,895 | 24.7 | .572 | .499 | 30.0 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 13.1 | .217 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 112 | 100 |
| 2001-02 | UTA | 38 | 80 | 3,040 | 21.1 | .532 | .457 | 28.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 9.8 | .155 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 107 | 101 |
| 2002-03 | UTA | 39 | 81 | 2,936 | 21.7 | .534 | .463 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 11.1 | .182 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 109 | 100 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 40 | 42 | 1,373 | 17.8 | .555 | .483 | 19.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | .151 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 107 | 98 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.