Gale Bishop vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gale Bishop 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.