Pop Goodwin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Pop Goodwin 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

Pop Goodwin

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pop Goodwin: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Pop Goodwin 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pop Goodwin 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Pop Goodwin 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 4

* 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 Pop Goodwin 4.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Pop Goodwin 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pop Goodwin 347 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Pop Goodwin 22 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Pop Goodwin 79 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pop Goodwin .266 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Pop Goodwin .775 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pop Goodwin 4.7 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pop Goodwin 0.3 (1948) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Pop Goodwin 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Pop Goodwin - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Pop Goodwin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.