Dick Barnett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Barnett 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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, this player has no data for the stat.