Bill Bradley vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bill Bradley 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

Bill Bradley

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bradley: 1967-68 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bradley 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bradley 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Bradley 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Bradley 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bradley 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Bradley 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bradley 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 3.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 9,217 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 2,354 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Bradley 2,533 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Bradley 209 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 65 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Bradley 742 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .448 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .840 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.1 (1973) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 4.3 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.5 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.9 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 2.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 1,222 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 333 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Bradley 263 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Bradley 9 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 3 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Bradley 95 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .438 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .805 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.2 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 7.3 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.0 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.