Dave Budd vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dave Budd 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

Dave Budd

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Budd: 1960-61 to 1964-65
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dave Budd 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Budd 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Budd 7.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 4.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd 2,505 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dave Budd 1,623 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dave Budd 337 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dave Budd 353 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd .460 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd .682 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd 9.5 (1963) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 5.1 (1963) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.1 (1963) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dave Budd - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dave Budd - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dave Budd 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - 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.