Ira Bowman vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)