Karl Malone vs. Gaylon Nickerson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gaylon Nickerson 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.

Gaylon Nickerson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gaylon Nickerson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gaylon Nickerson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gaylon Nickerson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gaylon Nickerson 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gaylon Nickerson 15

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gaylon Nickerson 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gaylon Nickerson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gaylon Nickerson .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gaylon Nickerson .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gaylon Nickerson 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gaylon Nickerson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gaylon Nickerson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gaylon Nickerson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gaylon Nickerson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gaylon Nickerson -