Dick Fitzgerald vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dick Fitzgerald 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

Dick Fitzgerald

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Fitzgerald: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Fitzgerald 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Fitzgerald 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Fitzgerald 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Fitzgerald 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Fitzgerald 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Fitzgerald 277 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Fitzgerald 40 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Fitzgerald 61 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Fitzgerald .237 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dick Fitzgerald .683 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Fitzgerald 4.6 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Fitzgerald 0.7 (1947) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Fitzgerald 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Fitzgerald - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.