Bob Burrow vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bob Burrow 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

Bob Burrow

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Burrow: 1956-57 to 1957-58
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Burrow 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Burrow 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Burrow 5.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Burrow 4.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Burrow 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Burrow 459 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Burrow 357 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Burrow 47 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bob Burrow 81 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Burrow .365 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bob Burrow .578 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Burrow 6.0 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Burrow 4.6 (1958) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Burrow 0.6 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bob Burrow 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Burrow - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bob Burrow - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Burrow - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Burrow - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Burrow - 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.