Karl Malone vs. Whitey Skoog Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Skoog 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.

Whitey Skoog

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Whitey Skoog 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Whitey Skoog 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Whitey Skoog 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Whitey Skoog 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Whitey Skoog 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Whitey Skoog 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Whitey Skoog 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 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Whitey Skoog 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Whitey Skoog 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Whitey Skoog 2,800

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Whitey Skoog 1,133

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Whitey Skoog 903

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Whitey Skoog 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Whitey Skoog .388

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Whitey Skoog .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Whitey Skoog 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Whitey Skoog 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Whitey Skoog 280

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Whitey Skoog 125

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Whitey Skoog 70

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Whitey Skoog 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Whitey Skoog .402

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Whitey Skoog .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Whitey Skoog - 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.