Dick Garrett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dick Garrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dick Garrett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garrett: 1969-70 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Garrett 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Garrett 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garrett 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 10.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 3,475 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 1,004 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Garrett 849 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Garrett 10 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 1 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Garrett 339 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .423 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .863 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.9 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.9 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 3.5 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 9.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 1.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 236 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 55 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Garrett 46 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Garrett 2 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Garrett 26 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .502 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.8 (1970) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.9 (1970) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.2 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.