Cleveland Buckner vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.