Daniel Gafford vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Daniel Gafford

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 2,796 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 1,739 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 317 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 167 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 482 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Daniel Gafford 321 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .711 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .668 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.0 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 96 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 50 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 15 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Daniel Gafford 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .648 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.6 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)