Karl Malone vs. Maurice Stokes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Stokes 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.

Maurice Stokes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Maurice Stokes: 1955-56 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Maurice Stokes 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Maurice Stokes 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Maurice Stokes 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Maurice Stokes 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Maurice Stokes 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Maurice Stokes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Maurice Stokes 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Maurice Stokes 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Maurice Stokes 0

Rebounds Leader Karl Malone 0 Maurice Stokes 1

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Maurice Stokes 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Maurice Stokes 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Maurice Stokes 17.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Maurice Stokes 5.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Maurice Stokes 3,315

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Maurice Stokes 3,492

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Maurice Stokes 1,062

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Maurice Stokes 202

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Maurice Stokes .351

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Maurice Stokes .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Maurice Stokes 16.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Maurice Stokes 18.1 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Maurice Stokes 6.4 (1958)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Maurice Stokes 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Maurice Stokes 15.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Maurice Stokes 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Maurice Stokes 12

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Maurice Stokes 15

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Maurice Stokes 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Maurice Stokes 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Maurice Stokes .250

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Maurice Stokes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Maurice Stokes 12.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Maurice Stokes 15.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Maurice Stokes 2.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.