Vern Hatton vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Vern Hatton 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

Vern Hatton

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Hatton 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.