Bob Fitzgerald vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bob Fitzgerald: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Fitzgerald 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Fitzgerald 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Fitzgerald 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Fitzgerald 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 Bob Fitzgerald 3.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Fitzgerald 240 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Fitzgerald 47 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Bob Fitzgerald 78 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Fitzgerald .194 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Fitzgerald .629 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 3.7 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 0.7 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 0.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Fitzgerald 5 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Fitzgerald 1 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Bob Fitzgerald 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Fitzgerald .100 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Fitzgerald .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 1.0 (1947) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Fitzgerald 0.2 (1947) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Bob Fitzgerald - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.