Al Cervi vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Al Cervi 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

Al Cervi

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Cervi 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Al Cervi 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Al Cervi 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Al Cervi 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Cervi 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Al Cervi 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Cervi 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 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 Al Cervi 7.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 1.8 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 1,591 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 261 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Al Cervi 648 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Al Cervi 202 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .359 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .839 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 10.2 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Cervi 8.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.7 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 216 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 43 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Al Cervi 106 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Al Cervi 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .314 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .866 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 11.1 (1951) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 5.4 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.