Butch Lee vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.