Gerard King vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Gerard King

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerard King 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gerard King 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gerard King 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 3.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 566 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gerard King 393 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gerard King 84 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gerard King 50 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gerard King 27 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gerard King 126 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .503 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King .744 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 5.3 (2000) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 4.0 (2000) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.8 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 (2001) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gerard King 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gerard King 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gerard King 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gerard King 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gerard King 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 (1999) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)