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 2004-05 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
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Career Highlights

  • Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
  • Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
  • Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
  • Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
  • Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
  • Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
  • Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
  • Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
  • Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
  • Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
  • Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
  • Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
  • Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
  • Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
  • Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
  • Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
  • Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
  • Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
  • Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
  • A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
  • Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
  • During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times
  • Notched his third career triple-double with game-highs of 29 points (11-13 FG) and 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, in a 99-82 win over the L.A. Clippers on 5/4/99; recorded his second career triple-double with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against the Toronto Raptors on 2/27/97
  • Twelve-time NBA All-Interview First Team selection and 1999-2000 All-Interview Second Team selection

Personal

  • Daughter Cheryl Ford is an All-Star for Detroit Shock of the WNBA.
  • His full name is Karl Anthony Malone
  • Nicknamed "The Mailman" because he always delivers
  • Selected by The Sporting News in 1999 as one of the "99 Good Guys in Sports", because he donated $200,000 worth of supplies to Navajo Indians and to pay off a mortgage for a family with four sick children
  • Won the 1998 Henry B. Iba award for athletes who go out of their way to help others
  • Owns a cattle ranch in Arkansas on which he bails hay and brands cows with his brother
  • Named the first Utahn of the Year in 1997 by the Salt Lake Tribune
  • He and his wife Kay, a former Miss Idaho, have three daughters, Kadee, Kylee and Karlee, and a son, Karl Jr.
  • Enjoys fishing and hunting and owns a cattle ranch in Arkansas
  • Is active in the Utah Special Olympics and founded the Karl Malone Foundation for Kids
  • Operates Karl Malone Toyota in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Salt Lake City, Utah.

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2004-05 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points61 vs. Milwaukee 01/27/90
 Field Goals Made22 @ Charlotte 12/22/89
 Field Goals Attempted34 @ Denver 01/06/90
 Three Point Field Goals Made 2 4 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted3 5 Times
 Free Throws Made20 2 Times
 Free Throws Attempted28 vs. Miami 01/08/96
 Offensive Rebounds11 vs. Golden State 03/29/94
 Defensive Rebounds18 2 Times
 Total Rebounds23 vs. Golden State 03/29/94
 Assists10 7 Times
 Steals7 4 Times
 Blocks5 5 Times
 Minutes Played57 vs. Chicago 02/03/92
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 85-86 UTA   81 76 30.6 .496 .000 .481 2.10 6.70 8.90 2.9 1.30 .54 3.44 3.60 14.9
 86-87 UTA   82 82 34.8 .512 .000 .598 3.40 7.00 10.40 1.9 1.27 .73 2.89 3.90 21.7
 87-88 UTA   82 82 39.0 .520 .000 .700 3.40 8.60 12.00 2.4 1.43 .61 3.96 3.60 27.7
 88-89 UTA   80 80 39.1 .519 .313 .766 3.20 7.40 10.70 2.7 1.80 .88 3.56 3.60 29.1
 89-90 UTA   82 82 38.1 .562 .372 .762 2.80 8.30 11.10 2.8 1.48 .61 3.71 3.20 31.0
 90-91 UTA   82 82 40.3 .527 .286 .770 2.90 8.90 11.80 3.3 1.09 .96 2.98 3.30 29.0
 91-92 UTA   81 81 37.7 .526 .176 .778 2.80 8.40 11.20 3.0 1.33 .63 3.06 2.80 28.0
 92-93 UTA   82 82 37.8 .552 .200 .740 2.80 8.40 11.20 3.8 1.51 1.04 2.93 3.20 27.0
 93-94 UTA   82 82 40.6 .497 .250 .694 2.90 8.60 11.50 4.0 1.52 1.54 2.85 3.30 25.2
 94-95 UTA   82 82 38.1 .536 .268 .742 1.90 8.70 10.60 3.5 1.57 1.04 2.88 3.30 26.7
 95-96 UTA   82 82 38.0 .519 .400 .723 2.10 7.70 9.80 4.2 1.68 .68 2.43 3.00 25.7
 96-97 UTA   82 82 36.6 .550 .000 .755 2.40 7.50 9.90 4.5 1.38 .59 2.84 2.60 27.4
 97-98 UTA   81 81 37.4 .530 .333 .761 2.30 8.00 10.30 3.9 1.19 .86 3.05 2.90 27.0
 98-99 UTA   49 49 37.4 .493 .000 .788 2.20 7.30 9.40 4.1 1.27 .57 3.31 2.70 23.8
 99-00 UTA   82 82 35.9 .509 .250 .797 2.10 7.40 9.50 3.7 .96 .87 2.82 2.80 25.5
 00-01 UTA   81 81 35.7 .498 .400 .793 1.40 6.90 8.30 4.5 1.15 .77 3.01 2.70 23.2
 01-02 UTA   80 80 38.0 .454 .360 .797 1.80 6.80 8.60 4.3 1.90 .74 3.29 2.90 22.4
 02-03 UTA   81 81 36.2 .462 .214 .763 1.40 6.40 7.80 4.7 1.68 .38 2.59 2.50 20.6
 03-04 LAL   42 42 32.7 .483 .000 .747 1.50 7.30 8.70 3.9 1.19 .48 2.45 2.80 13.2
 Career   1476 1471 37.2 .516 .274 .742 2.40 7.70 10.10 3.6 1.41 .70 3.07 3.10 25.0
 Playoff     193 193 41.0 .463 .162 .736 2.60 8.10 10.70 3.2 1.34 .70 2.85 3.40 24.7
 All-Star     12 8 20.3 .542 .000 .725 1.60 4.60 6.20 1.6 1.00 .42 1.25 1.30 12.1