Earl Lloyd vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Earl Lloyd 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

Earl Lloyd

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Lloyd: 1950-51 to 1959-60
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Lloyd 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Earl Lloyd 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Earl Lloyd 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Earl Lloyd 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Lloyd 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Earl Lloyd 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Lloyd 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Lloyd 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Lloyd 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 Earl Lloyd 8.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 6.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Lloyd 4,682 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Earl Lloyd 3,609 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Earl Lloyd 810 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Earl Lloyd 560 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Lloyd .356 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Earl Lloyd .750 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 10.2 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 7.7 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 2.1 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 8.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 5.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 1.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Lloyd 358 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Earl Lloyd 254 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Earl Lloyd 82 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Earl Lloyd 44 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Lloyd .337 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Earl Lloyd .744 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 11.5 (1955) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 8.1 (1955) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 3.2 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Earl Lloyd - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Lloyd - 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.