Butch Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Butch Carter - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Butch Carter - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)