Bud Acton vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bud Acton 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

Bud Acton

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Acton: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bud Acton 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Acton 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton 77 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bud Acton 47 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bud Acton 11 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bud Acton 23 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton .392 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton .655 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 (1968) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bud Acton - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bud Acton - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bud Acton 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - 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.