Earl Cureton vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)