Karl Anthony Malone (The Mailman)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: July 24, 1963 in Summerfield, Louisiana
High School: Summerfield in Summerfield, Louisiana
College: Louisiana Tech University
Draft: Utah Jazz, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2010 (Full List)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 3126 | 809 | 1559 | 5 | 16 | 703 | 918 | 259 | 853 | 219 | 144 | 70 | 285 | 286 | 2326 | .519 | .313 | .766 | 39.1 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 1524 | 414 | 782 | 5 | 11 | 380 | 478 | 130 | 432 | 124 | 82 | 33 | 150 | 140 | 1213 | .529 | .455 | .795 | 38.1 | 30.3 | 10.8 | 3.1 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1602 | 395 | 777 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 440 | 129 | 421 | 95 | 62 | 37 | 135 | 146 | 1113 | .508 | .000 | .734 | 40.1 | 27.8 | 10.5 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 48 | 1894 | 498 | 967 | 2 | 5 | 422 | 551 | 170 | 548 | 109 | 87 | 47 | 180 | 172 | 1420 | .515 | .400 | .766 | 39.5 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 2.3 |
| Post | 32 | 32 | 1232 | 311 | 592 | 3 | 11 | 281 | 367 | 89 | 305 | 110 | 57 | 23 | 105 | 114 | 906 | .525 | .273 | .766 | 38.5 | 28.3 | 9.5 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 50 | 50 | 1920 | 515 | 953 | 5 | 12 | 461 | 577 | 161 | 559 | 153 | 95 | 51 | 173 | 172 | 1496 | .540 | .417 | .799 | 38.4 | 29.9 | 11.2 | 3.1 |
| Loss | 30 | 30 | 1206 | 294 | 606 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 341 | 98 | 294 | 66 | 49 | 19 | 112 | 114 | 830 | .485 | .000 | .710 | 40.2 | 27.7 | 9.8 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 529 | 133 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 158 | 38 | 151 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 389 | .504 | .000 | .778 | 40.7 | 29.9 | 11.6 | 2.5 |
| December | 16 | 16 | 643 | 158 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 204 | 64 | 194 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 61 | 50 | 471 | .508 | .760 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 12.1 | 2.3 | ||
| January | 13 | 13 | 500 | 148 | 270 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 134 | 54 | 149 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 404 | .548 | .333 | .799 | 38.5 | 31.1 | 11.5 | 1.8 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 510 | 137 | 277 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 139 | 35 | 130 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 51 | 50 | 375 | .495 | .333 | .719 | 36.4 | 26.8 | 9.3 | 2.6 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 553 | 126 | 254 | 2 | 8 | 137 | 178 | 47 | 142 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 51 | 391 | .496 | .250 | .770 | 39.5 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 3.4 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 391 | 107 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 105 | 21 | 87 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 35 | 296 | .585 | 1.000 | .771 | 39.1 | 29.6 | 8.7 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 3 | 3 | 106 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 59 | .513 | .792 | 35.3 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 9 | 9 | 332 | 98 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 96 | 39 | 95 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 273 | .516 | .000 | .802 | 36.9 | 30.3 | 10.6 | 2.2 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 511 | 125 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 145 | 47 | 144 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 46 | 360 | .514 | .759 | 39.3 | 27.7 | 11.1 | 2.2 | ||
| Wednesday | 16 | 16 | 646 | 153 | 318 | 3 | 6 | 135 | 170 | 59 | 176 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 59 | 57 | 444 | .481 | .500 | .794 | 40.4 | 27.8 | 11.0 | 2.9 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 7 | 280 | 79 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 69 | 26 | 80 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 209 | .500 | 1.000 | .725 | 40.0 | 29.9 | 11.4 | 2.1 | |
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 627 | 156 | 295 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 207 | 43 | 145 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 469 | .529 | .333 | .754 | 39.2 | 29.3 | 9.1 | 3.8 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 624 | 178 | 316 | 0 | 5 | 156 | 207 | 42 | 190 | 42 | 25 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 512 | .563 | .000 | .754 | 39.0 | 32.0 | 11.9 | 2.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 80 | 80 | 3126 | 809 | 1559 | 5 | 16 | 703 | 918 | 259 | 853 | 219 | 144 | 70 | 285 | 286 | 2326 | .519 | .313 | .766 | 39.1 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 41 | 41 | 1741 | 417 | 842 | 1 | 6 | 398 | 526 | 134 | 450 | 113 | 75 | 32 | 149 | 141 | 1233 | .495 | .167 | .757 | 42.5 | 30.1 | 11.0 | 2.8 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 37 | 1327 | 379 | 691 | 4 | 10 | 291 | 371 | 124 | 394 | 104 | 69 | 38 | 127 | 137 | 1053 | .548 | .400 | .784 | 35.9 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 40 | .500 | .667 | 29.0 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 832 | 212 | 443 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 220 | 68 | 222 | 53 | 34 | 21 | 71 | 70 | 581 | .479 | .000 | .714 | 39.6 | 27.7 | 10.6 | 2.5 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 38 | 1452 | 391 | 720 | 3 | 11 | 353 | 452 | 122 | 390 | 111 | 66 | 19 | 136 | 143 | 1138 | .543 | .273 | .781 | 38.2 | 29.9 | 10.3 | 2.9 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 15 | 593 | 140 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 168 | 54 | 169 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 56 | 56 | 411 | .519 | 1.000 | .774 | 39.5 | 27.4 | 11.3 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 204 | 55 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 59 | 10 | 62 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 160 | .545 | 1.000 | .831 | 40.8 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 24 | 921 | 243 | 485 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 280 | 88 | 245 | 59 | 39 | 15 | 80 | 93 | 707 | .501 | .500 | .786 | 38.4 | 29.5 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| Western | 56 | 56 | 2205 | 566 | 1074 | 4 | 14 | 483 | 638 | 171 | 608 | 160 | 105 | 55 | 205 | 193 | 1619 | .527 | .286 | .757 | 39.4 | 28.9 | 10.9 | 2.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 469 | 142 | 268 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 148 | 48 | 143 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 403 | .530 | .500 | .797 | 39.1 | 33.6 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 452 | 101 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 132 | 40 | 102 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 49 | 304 | .465 | .773 | 37.7 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 2.3 | ||
| Midwest | 29 | 29 | 1141 | 293 | 561 | 3 | 9 | 268 | 350 | 77 | 313 | 90 | 56 | 28 | 106 | 95 | 857 | .522 | .333 | .766 | 39.3 | 29.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 27 | 1064 | 273 | 513 | 1 | 5 | 215 | 288 | 94 | 295 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 99 | 98 | 762 | .532 | .200 | .747 | 39.4 | 28.2 | 10.9 | 2.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 34 | .364 | .833 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 78 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 63 | .489 | .826 | 39.0 | 31.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 75 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 63 | .453 | .714 | 37.5 | 31.5 | 14.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 82 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 49 | .500 | .455 | 41.0 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 55 | .405 | .808 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 5 | 205 | 49 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 129 | .476 | .775 | 41.0 | 25.8 | 11.6 | 2.6 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 230 | 68 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 80 | 8 | 61 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 197 | .548 | 1.000 | .750 | 38.3 | 32.8 | 10.2 | 4.7 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 82 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 53 | .486 | .731 | 41.0 | 26.5 | 9.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 122 | 35 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 95 | .515 | .000 | .714 | 40.7 | 31.7 | 13.7 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 6 | 6 | 245 | 60 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 75 | 12 | 64 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 181 | .556 | .500 | .800 | 40.8 | 30.2 | 10.7 | 2.7 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 50 | .538 | .815 | 29.5 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 162 | 40 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 109 | .471 | .725 | 40.5 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 2.8 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 151 | 33 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 88 | .541 | .000 | .733 | 37.8 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | |
| Miami | 6 | 6 | 220 | 59 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 89 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 185 | .551 | .000 | .753 | 36.7 | 30.8 | 8.8 | 2.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 63 | .514 | .833 | 38.0 | 31.5 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 74 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 59 | .553 | 1.000 | .842 | 37.0 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 76 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 74 | .532 | .000 | .800 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 84 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 76 | .658 | .743 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 154 | 43 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 45 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 125 | .544 | .000 | .867 | 38.5 | 31.3 | 8.0 | 2.3 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 160 | 38 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 48 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 110 | .551 | .500 | .688 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 2.8 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 145 | 43 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 109 | .614 | .742 | 36.3 | 27.3 | 12.8 | 3.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 241 | 57 | 119 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 66 | 17 | 77 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 165 | .479 | .250 | .758 | 40.2 | 27.5 | 12.8 | 2.8 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 170 | 41 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 59 | 17 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 126 | .506 | .746 | 42.5 | 31.5 | 10.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 82 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 68 | .532 | .900 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | ||