Karl Malone vs. Sid Tanenbaum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sid Tanenbaum 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.

Sid Tanenbaum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sid Tanenbaum: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sid Tanenbaum 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sid Tanenbaum 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sid Tanenbaum 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sid Tanenbaum 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 Sid Tanenbaum 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sid Tanenbaum 633

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sid Tanenbaum 162

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sid Tanenbaum 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sid Tanenbaum .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sid Tanenbaum 10.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sid Tanenbaum 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sid Tanenbaum 47

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sid Tanenbaum 14

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sid Tanenbaum 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sid Tanenbaum .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sid Tanenbaum 10.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sid Tanenbaum 3.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sid Tanenbaum - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.