Dick Gibbs vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Gibbs 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Gibbs 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Gibbs 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.