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Karl MaloneUtah Jazz · #32
Karl Malone is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Utah Jazz. The Mailman — third on the all-time scoring list. Career averages: 25 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 76
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Utah Jazz · #32 · Forward
Karl Malone
Season avg13.2 pts · 8.7 reb · 3.9 ast · .483 fg
Career avg25.0 pts · 10.1 reb · 3.6 ast · .514 fg
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Scouting report
Karl Malone — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Fame forward · Impact 76
Karl Malone is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Utah Jazz. The Mailman — third on the all-time scoring list. Career averages: 2
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OffenseD
DefenseC
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Excellent scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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C
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Karl Malone stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
76Impact index
769Star score
Career scoring average25.0 ppg
Seasons in the index19
Accolades on file3
2× NBA MVP · 14× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Karl Malone — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
13.2 PPG
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Playmaking
3.9 APG
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Rebounding
8.7 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Karl Malone
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2004-05 73% confidence
12.1
pts
10.1–14.1
8.8
reb
7.7–9.9
4.0
ast
3.2–4.8
32.4
min
proj
61
gp
health
.470
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 19-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 13.2 → projected 12.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.1
Development (his trend)
-1.2
Age curve
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Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season-1.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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19 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 81 / 42 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Karl Malone career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 81 | 30.6 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | .496 | |
| 1986-87 | 82 | 34.8 | 21.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | .512 | |
| 1987-88 | 82 | 39.0 | 27.7 | 12.0 | 2.4 | .520 | |
| 1988-89 | 80 | 39.1 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | .519 | |
| 1989-90 | 82 | 38.1 | 31.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 | .562 | .372 |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 40.3 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 3.3 | .527 | |
| 1991-92 | 81 | 37.7 | 28.0 | 11.2 | 3.0 | .526 | |
| 1992-93 | 82 | 37.8 | 27.0 | 11.2 | 3.8 | .552 | |
| 1993-94 | 82 | 40.6 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 4.0 | .497 | .250 |
| 1994-95 | 82 | 38.1 | 26.7 | 10.6 | 3.5 | .536 | .268 |
| 1995-96 | 82 | 38.0 | 25.7 | 9.8 | 4.2 | .519 | .400 |
| 1996-97 MVP | 82 | 36.6 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | .550 | |
| 1997-98 | 81 | 37.4 | 27.0 | 10.3 | 3.9 | .530 | |
| 1998-99 MVP | 49 | 37.4 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 4.1 | .493 | |
| 1999-00 | 82 | 35.9 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 3.7 | .509 | |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 35.7 | 23.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | .498 | |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 38.0 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | .454 | .360 |
| 2002-03 | 81 | 36.2 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 4.7 | .462 | |
| 2003-04 | 42 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | .483 | |
| Career | 1476 | 37.2 | 25.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Utah Jazz built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
22–60proj record
#14conf seed
-7.4net rtg
113.1off rtg
120.4def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jusuf Nurkic, Jaren Jackson Jr..
How his role moves
Projected 22–60, 14th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
76 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #21 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
2× NBA MVP · 14× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Karl Malone
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Utah Jazz
Turning pro
Drafted 1985 as a Forward.
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Karl Malone is one of the NBA's all-time greats. The Mailman — third on the all-time scoring list.
Chapter
Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame forward and Utah Jazz legend.
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Malone's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Walk-up: The Mailman
Tap to play his entrance
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 259 lbs
- College
- Louisiana Tech
- Experience
- 19th Season
- NBA debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985
- Jersey
- #32
Legacy
The Mailman — third on the all-time scoring list.
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The person
A Hall of Fame forward and Utah Jazz legend.
Hall of Fame
Utah Jazz
All-Star
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FAQ
Karl Malone — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Karl Malone, answered.
What were Karl Malone's career averages?
Karl Malone averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game over his career.
Is Karl Malone in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Karl Malone is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Karl Malone career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
