Alex Hannum vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Alex Hannum 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

Alex Hannum

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Hannum 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Alex Hannum 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Alex Hannum 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Alex Hannum 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Hannum 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Alex Hannum 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Hannum 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 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 Alex Hannum 6.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.5 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 3,078 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 2,013 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Alex Hannum 857 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Alex Hannum 516 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .354 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .629 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.0 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 286 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 128 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Alex Hannum 52 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Alex Hannum 43 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .394 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .565 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - 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.