Boo Ellis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Boo Ellis 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

Boo Ellis

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Boo Ellis: 1958-59 to 1959-60
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Boo Ellis 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Boo Ellis 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Boo Ellis 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 5.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 607 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 616 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Boo Ellis 86 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Boo Ellis 118 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .402 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .695 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 5.9 (1959) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.3 (1959) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.8 (1959) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 6.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 96 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 105 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Boo Ellis 18 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Boo Ellis 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .411 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .564 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.8 (1959) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 7.2 (1959) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.2 (1959) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - 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.