Dennis Awtrey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Dennis Awtrey

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Awtrey: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Awtrey 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dennis Awtrey 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dennis Awtrey 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Awtrey 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Awtrey 3,516 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dennis Awtrey 3,342 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dennis Awtrey 1,467 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dennis Awtrey 186 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dennis Awtrey 182 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dennis Awtrey 733 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Awtrey .459 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dennis Awtrey - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Awtrey .652 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 9.9 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 8.6 (1975) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.2 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 3.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Awtrey 237 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dennis Awtrey 251 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dennis Awtrey 88 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dennis Awtrey 17 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dennis Awtrey 15 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dennis Awtrey 61 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Awtrey .514 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dennis Awtrey - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Awtrey .585 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 9.0 (1973) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 11.0 (1973) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.4 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.6 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.5 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.