Clyde Lee vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Clyde Lee

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Lee 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Lee 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Clyde Lee 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Clyde Lee 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Clyde Lee 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Clyde Lee 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Lee 0 * Karl Malone 3

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 7.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 5,733 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 7,626 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Clyde Lee 788 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Clyde Lee 80 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 64 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Clyde Lee 742 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .432 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lee - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .614 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 7.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.0 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 360 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 519 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Clyde Lee 61 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Clyde Lee 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Clyde Lee 51 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .397 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lee - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .586 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.0 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.