Karl Malone vs. Chet Walker Comparison

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

Karl Malone

vs.

Chet Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Chet Walker: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Chet Walker 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Chet Walker 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Chet Walker 13

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Chet Walker 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Chet Walker 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Chet Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Chet Walker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Chet Walker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Chet Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Chet Walker 7.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Chet Walker 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Chet Walker 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Chet Walker 18,831

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Chet Walker 7,314

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Chet Walker 2,126

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Chet Walker 117 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Chet Walker 10 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Chet Walker 1,032

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Chet Walker .470

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Chet Walker .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Chet Walker 22.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Chet Walker 10.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Chet Walker 2.5 (1966)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Chet Walker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Chet Walker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Chet Walker 7.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Chet Walker 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Chet Walker 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Chet Walker 1,916

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Chet Walker 737

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Chet Walker 212

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Chet Walker 23 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Chet Walker 2 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Chet Walker 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Chet Walker .449

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Chet Walker .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Chet Walker 21.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Chet Walker 10.4 (1964)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Chet Walker 3.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Chet Walker 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Chet Walker 0.1 (1974) *

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.