Darwin Cook vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)