MVP awards
2
All-Star selections
14
Career points
36,928
Olympic golds
2
Career rebounds
14,968
Finals appearances
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.9 | |
| 1986 | 21.7 | |
| 1987 | 27.7 | |
| 1988 | 29.1 | |
| 1989 | 31 | |
| 1990 | 29 | |
| 1991 | 28 | |
| 1992 | 27 | |
| 1993 | 25.2 | |
| 1994 | 26.7 | |
| 1995 | 27.4 | |
| 1996 | 27 | |
| 1997 | 23.8 | |
| 1998 | 23.8 | |
| 1999 | 25.5 | |
| 2000 | 22.4 | |
| 2001 | 20.6 | |
| 2002 | 13.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Karl Malone ranks #26 in Basketball
Karl Malone ranks #26 in Basketball and #177 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.2/100.
The verified career covers 1985–2004 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 2, All-Star selections 14, Career points 36928, Olympic golds 2.
Nearest context: ahead Walt Frazier (89.4); behind Jason Kidd (89.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Karl Malone GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Karl Malone — frequently asked
- Is Karl Malone the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Karl Malone ranks #26 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 89.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Karl Malone's GOAT Score?
- 89.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Karl Malone rank all time?
- #177 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #26 in Basketball.
- Karl Malone vs Walt Frazier: who ranks higher?
- Walt Frazier ranks higher at 89.4 versus Karl Malone at 89.2, a margin of 0.2 points.