Karl Malone vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.