Karl Malone vs. Eddie Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eddie Owens 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.

Eddie Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Eddie Owens: 1977-78 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Eddie Owens 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Eddie Owens 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Eddie Owens 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Eddie Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Eddie Owens 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Eddie Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Eddie Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Eddie Owens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Eddie Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Eddie Owens 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Eddie Owens 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Eddie Owens 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Eddie Owens 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Eddie Owens 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Eddie Owens 21

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Eddie Owens 10

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Eddie Owens 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Eddie Owens 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Eddie Owens 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Eddie Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Eddie Owens .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Eddie Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Eddie Owens .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Eddie Owens 2.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Eddie Owens 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Eddie Owens 0.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Eddie Owens 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Eddie Owens 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Eddie Owens -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Eddie Owens -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Eddie Owens -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Eddie Owens -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Eddie Owens -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Eddie Owens -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Eddie Owens -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Eddie Owens -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Eddie Owens -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Eddie Owens -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Eddie Owens 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Eddie Owens -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Eddie Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Eddie Owens -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Eddie Owens -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Eddie Owens -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Eddie Owens -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Eddie Owens -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Eddie Owens -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.