Fred Foster vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.