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 | 82 | 82 | 3122 | 914 | 1627 | 16 | 43 | 696 | 913 | 232 | 911 | 226 | 121 | 50 | 304 | 259 | 2540 | .562 | .372 | .762 | 38.1 | 31.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 41 | 41 | 1492 | 480 | 814 | 9 | 24 | 328 | 440 | 124 | 462 | 119 | 60 | 32 | 140 | 125 | 1297 | .590 | .375 | .745 | 36.4 | 31.6 | 11.3 | 2.9 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1630 | 434 | 813 | 7 | 19 | 368 | 473 | 108 | 449 | 107 | 61 | 18 | 164 | 134 | 1243 | .534 | .368 | .778 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 11.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1764 | 516 | 884 | 10 | 22 | 385 | 518 | 117 | 508 | 133 | 73 | 30 | 172 | 145 | 1427 | .584 | .455 | .743 | 37.5 | 30.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1358 | 398 | 743 | 6 | 21 | 311 | 395 | 115 | 403 | 93 | 48 | 20 | 132 | 114 | 1113 | .536 | .286 | .787 | 38.8 | 31.8 | 11.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 55 | 2093 | 649 | 1128 | 11 | 30 | 475 | 623 | 158 | 642 | 165 | 82 | 41 | 203 | 164 | 1784 | .575 | .367 | .762 | 38.1 | 32.4 | 11.7 | 3.0 |
| Loss | 27 | 27 | 1029 | 265 | 499 | 5 | 13 | 221 | 290 | 74 | 269 | 61 | 39 | 9 | 101 | 95 | 756 | .531 | .385 | .762 | 38.1 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | 454 | 130 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 118 | 34 | 127 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 53 | 44 | 344 | .594 | .500 | .703 | 37.8 | 28.7 | 10.6 | 2.6 |
| December | 16 | 16 | 618 | 168 | 301 | 4 | 6 | 144 | 196 | 42 | 189 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 56 | 49 | 484 | .558 | .667 | .735 | 38.6 | 30.3 | 11.8 | 3.4 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 508 | 172 | 275 | 3 | 8 | 133 | 168 | 33 | 146 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 480 | .625 | .375 | .792 | 36.3 | 34.3 | 10.4 | 2.5 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 492 | 145 | 258 | 4 | 12 | 85 | 118 | 24 | 116 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 379 | .562 | .333 | .720 | 37.8 | 29.2 | 8.9 | 2.5 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 589 | 176 | 331 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 181 | 49 | 190 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 51 | 52 | 495 | .532 | .286 | .779 | 39.3 | 33.0 | 12.7 | 3.3 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 461 | 123 | 243 | 2 | 8 | 110 | 132 | 50 | 143 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 358 | .506 | .250 | .833 | 38.4 | 29.8 | 11.9 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 274 | 64 | 114 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 83 | 10 | 66 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 199 | .561 | .600 | .819 | 39.1 | 28.4 | 9.4 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 8 | 8 | 304 | 91 | 164 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 92 | 30 | 110 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 253 | .555 | .167 | .761 | 38.0 | 31.6 | 13.8 | 2.4 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 507 | 160 | 274 | 4 | 8 | 116 | 150 | 44 | 150 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 440 | .584 | .500 | .773 | 39.0 | 33.8 | 11.5 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 15 | 557 | 155 | 282 | 3 | 6 | 122 | 158 | 33 | 136 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 55 | 47 | 435 | .550 | .500 | .772 | 37.1 | 29.0 | 9.1 | 2.1 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 431 | 119 | 235 | 2 | 10 | 97 | 127 | 35 | 139 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 337 | .506 | .200 | .764 | 39.2 | 30.6 | 12.6 | 3.4 | |
| Friday | 13 | 13 | 487 | 152 | 245 | 2 | 5 | 92 | 129 | 33 | 137 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 398 | .620 | .400 | .713 | 37.5 | 30.6 | 10.5 | 3.2 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 15 | 562 | 173 | 313 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 174 | 47 | 173 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 478 | .553 | .333 | .753 | 37.5 | 31.9 | 11.5 | 3.1 | |
| 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 | 82 | 82 | 3122 | 914 | 1627 | 16 | 43 | 696 | 913 | 232 | 911 | 226 | 121 | 50 | 304 | 259 | 2540 | .562 | .372 | .762 | 38.1 | 31.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 |
| 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+ | 38 | 38 | 1604 | 459 | 817 | 7 | 19 | 382 | 487 | 113 | 440 | 106 | 73 | 29 | 152 | 123 | 1307 | .562 | .368 | .784 | 42.2 | 34.4 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| 30-39 | 41 | 41 | 1447 | 428 | 761 | 8 | 23 | 304 | 414 | 110 | 443 | 113 | 46 | 19 | 143 | 130 | 1168 | .562 | .348 | .734 | 35.3 | 28.5 | 10.8 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 58 | .676 | 1.000 | .875 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .750 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 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 | 20 | 20 | 774 | 205 | 406 | 3 | 7 | 188 | 241 | 45 | 217 | 51 | 35 | 11 | 72 | 60 | 601 | .505 | .429 | .780 | 38.7 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 2.6 |
| 1 Day | 44 | 44 | 1641 | 482 | 852 | 7 | 23 | 359 | 477 | 127 | 492 | 121 | 66 | 25 | 156 | 133 | 1330 | .566 | .304 | .753 | 37.3 | 30.2 | 11.2 | 2.8 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 9 | 344 | 107 | 173 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 88 | 29 | 97 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 288 | .618 | .571 | .795 | 38.2 | 32.0 | 10.8 | 3.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 323 | 102 | 171 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 100 | 28 | 89 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 281 | .596 | .333 | .750 | 40.4 | 35.1 | 11.1 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 26 | 26 | 977 | 281 | 509 | 2 | 11 | 227 | 299 | 73 | 285 | 65 | 54 | 15 | 100 | 74 | 791 | .552 | .182 | .759 | 37.6 | 30.4 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
| Western | 56 | 56 | 2145 | 633 | 1118 | 14 | 32 | 469 | 614 | 159 | 626 | 161 | 67 | 35 | 204 | 185 | 1749 | .566 | .438 | .764 | 38.3 | 31.2 | 11.2 | 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 | 435 | 133 | 226 | 2 | 9 | 90 | 121 | 29 | 129 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 358 | .588 | .222 | .744 | 36.3 | 29.8 | 10.8 | 2.6 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 542 | 148 | 283 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 178 | 44 | 156 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 433 | .523 | .000 | .770 | 38.7 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 2.4 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 28 | 1068 | 323 | 545 | 8 | 13 | 217 | 285 | 71 | 327 | 87 | 28 | 21 | 103 | 88 | 871 | .593 | .615 | .761 | 38.1 | 31.1 | 11.7 | 3.1 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 1077 | 310 | 573 | 6 | 19 | 252 | 329 | 88 | 299 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 101 | 97 | 878 | .541 | .316 | .766 | 38.5 | 31.4 | 10.7 | 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 | 77 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 64 | .639 | .000 | .783 | 38.5 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 66 | .561 | 1.000 | .826 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 176 | 63 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 44 | 9 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 161 | .624 | 1.000 | .750 | 35.2 | 32.2 | 12.8 | 3.2 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56 | .415 | .846 | 39.5 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 88 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 53 | .444 | .684 | 44.0 | 26.5 | 18.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 163 | 53 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 20 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 142 | .570 | .333 | .778 | 40.8 | 35.5 | 13.0 | 3.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 155 | 62 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 37 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 154 | .646 | 1.000 | .730 | 38.8 | 38.5 | 12.5 | 5.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 73 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 46 | .429 | .000 | .727 | 36.5 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 141 | 53 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 51 | 13 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 144 | .716 | .500 | .725 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 163 | 39 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 110 | .481 | .000 | .681 | 32.6 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 2.6 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 71 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 49 | .545 | .684 | 35.5 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 150 | 47 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 123 | .534 | .000 | .744 | 37.5 | 30.8 | 11.0 | 3.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 166 | 50 | 82 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 135 | .610 | .500 | .825 | 41.5 | 33.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 79 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 65 | .694 | .750 | 39.5 | 32.5 | 15.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 73 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 101 | .667 | .805 | 36.5 | 50.5 | 15.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 222 | 59 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 77 | 14 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 181 | .656 | .500 | .805 | 44.4 | 36.2 | 10.4 | 2.6 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 70 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 48 | .613 | .000 | .667 | 35.0 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 71 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 55 | .622 | .000 | .643 | 35.5 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 81 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 64 | .500 | .786 | 40.5 | 32.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 71 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 63 | .656 | .333 | .833 | 35.5 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 160 | 39 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 58 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 121 | .443 | .000 | .741 | 40.0 | 30.3 | 11.8 | 1.8 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 143 | 31 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 93 | .463 | .600 | .718 | 35.8 | 23.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 161 | 43 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 55 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 129 | .483 | .000 | .782 | 40.3 | 32.3 | 8.5 | 2.0 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 189 | 47 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 123 | .560 | .500 | .800 | 37.8 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 2.2 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 156 | 47 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 133 | .553 | .000 | .830 | 39.0 | 33.3 | 14.3 | 1.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 76 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 61 | .449 | .680 | 38.0 | 30.5 | 12.0 | 2.5 | ||