Bill Cartwright vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)