Karl Malone vs. Sam Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Perkins 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.

Sam Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sam Perkins 17

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sam Perkins 15

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sam Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Sam Perkins 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sam Perkins 6.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sam Perkins 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sam Perkins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sam Perkins 15,324

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sam Perkins 7,666

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sam Perkins 1,975

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sam Perkins 1,105

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sam Perkins 933

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sam Perkins 1,286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sam Perkins .459

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sam Perkins .362

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sam Perkins .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sam Perkins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sam Perkins 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sam Perkins 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sam Perkins 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sam Perkins 1,861

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sam Perkins 936

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sam Perkins 246

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sam Perkins 118

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sam Perkins 126

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sam Perkins 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sam Perkins .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sam Perkins .363

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sam Perkins .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991)