Arnie Ferrin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Arnie Ferrin 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

Arnie Ferrin

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arnie Ferrin: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arnie Ferrin 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Arnie Ferrin 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Arnie Ferrin 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Arnie Ferrin 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Arnie Ferrin 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Arnie Ferrin 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Ferrin 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Arnie Ferrin 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Ferrin 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 Arnie Ferrin 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.0 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Ferrin 1,037 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Arnie Ferrin 271 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Arnie Ferrin 278 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Arnie Ferrin 178 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Ferrin .332 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Ferrin .686 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 7.3 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.0 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 1.6 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 7.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.7 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Ferrin 205 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Arnie Ferrin 33 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Arnie Ferrin 67 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Arnie Ferrin 29 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Ferrin .338 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Ferrin .685 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 8.2 (1949) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 2.5 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - 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.