Art Burris vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Art Burris 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

Art Burris

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Burris: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Art Burris 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Art Burris 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Art Burris 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Art Burris 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 Art Burris 2.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Art Burris 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Burris 187 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Art Burris 205 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Art Burris 54 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Art Burris 74 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Burris .260 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Art Burris .627 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Burris 2.7 (1952) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris 3.2 (1951) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Art Burris 0.8 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Burris - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Art Burris - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Art Burris - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Art Burris 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Burris - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Art Burris - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Art Burris - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - 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.