Dan King vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dan King 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

Dan King

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan King: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan King 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dan King 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dan King 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dan King 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan King 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dan King 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan King 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan King 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan King 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 Dan King 1.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan King 2.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dan King 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan King 19 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dan King 25 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dan King 3 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dan King 12 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan King .318 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dan King .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan King 1.6 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dan King 2.1 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dan King 0.3 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan King - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dan King - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dan King - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dan King 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan King - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dan King - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dan King - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dan King - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dan King - 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.