Cliff Barker vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Barker 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 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 Cliff Barker 3.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - 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.