Bud Grant vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Grant 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - 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.