Dan Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Dan Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Anderson: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dan Anderson 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Anderson 3.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson 1.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson 1.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Anderson 347 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dan Anderson 91 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dan Anderson 166 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dan Anderson 36 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dan Anderson 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dan Anderson 95 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Anderson .472 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dan Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dan Anderson .846 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Anderson 4.4 (1976) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson 1.2 (1976) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson 1.9 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson 0.4 (1976) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson 0.0 (1976) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Anderson - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dan Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dan Anderson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.