Dave Lattin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Dave Lattin

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Lattin: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dave Lattin 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dave Lattin 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Lattin 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Lattin 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Lattin 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Lattin 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dave Lattin 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Lattin 506 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dave Lattin 427 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dave Lattin 62 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dave Lattin 112 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Lattin .400 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dave Lattin .644 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Lattin 6.0 (1969) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Lattin 4.8 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dave Lattin 0.7 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Lattin 1.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Lattin 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dave Lattin 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Lattin 7 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dave Lattin 5 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dave Lattin 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dave Lattin 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Lattin .200 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dave Lattin .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Lattin 1.4 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Lattin 1.0 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Lattin 0.2 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Lattin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** 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.