Karl Malone vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten 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.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Don Otten 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Don Otten 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Don Otten 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Don Otten 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Don Otten 0

* 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 Karl Malone 25.0 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Don Otten - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.