Bill Gabor vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Gabor: 1949-50 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Gabor 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Gabor 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Gabor 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Gabor 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Gabor 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Gabor 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Gabor 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 Bill Gabor 9.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 1.8 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 2,997 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 448 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Gabor 626 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Gabor 307 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .344 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .737 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 11.3 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.5 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 3.7 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 7.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.2 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 267 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 57 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Gabor 74 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Gabor 36 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .310 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .728 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 9.0 (1953) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.9 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.6 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - 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.