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Karl Malone was there for nearly all of John Stockton's run with the Jazz, finishing scores of assists from the Hall of Fame point guard and piling up an absurd number of points over his 19-season career.

By the time he finished his career, Malone was first all time in free throws made, second in minutes played and second in points scored.

He's currently eighth in career MVP shares, trailing only Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and Shaquille O'Neal.

And finally, his 17 seasons with 500-plus minutes and a 20-plus scoring average is tied for first all time with Abdul-Jabbar and James.

Simply put, Malone was one of the most prolific and durable scorers the game has ever seen.

He could score inside and was a perfect pick-and-roll complement for Stockton. Over the course of his career, he developed a long-two game that was something of a precursor to today's stretch bigs.

Malone was also an underrated playmaker, posting a career average of 3.6 assists and topping 4.0 assists per game in seven different seasons. And of course, he was a dominant rebounder, registering 10 seasons of at least 10 rebounds per game.

If longevity were weighted a bit more in the methodology, Malone would've finished first. As it stands, he just barely missed that distinction.