Karl Malone vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Calvin Murphy 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Calvin Murphy 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Calvin Murphy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Calvin Murphy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Calvin Murphy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.