Karl Malone vs. Loy Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Loy Petersen 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.

Loy Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Loy Petersen: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Loy Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Loy Petersen 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Loy Petersen 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Loy Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Loy Petersen 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Loy Petersen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Loy Petersen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Loy Petersen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Loy Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Loy Petersen 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Loy Petersen 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Loy Petersen 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Loy Petersen 199

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Loy Petersen 67

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Loy Petersen 48

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Loy Petersen 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Loy Petersen .387

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Loy Petersen .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Loy Petersen 3.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Loy Petersen 1.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Loy Petersen 0.7 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Loy Petersen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Loy Petersen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Loy Petersen -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Loy Petersen -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Loy Petersen -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Loy Petersen -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Loy Petersen -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Loy Petersen -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Loy Petersen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Loy Petersen -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Loy Petersen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Loy Petersen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Loy Petersen -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Loy Petersen -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Loy Petersen -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Loy Petersen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Loy Petersen - n/a **

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.