Hoot Gibson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Hoot Gibson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hoot Gibson: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Hoot Gibson 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Hoot Gibson 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 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 Hoot Gibson 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson 176 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Hoot Gibson 37 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Hoot Gibson 32 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson .344 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson .656 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Hoot Gibson 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.