Don Adams vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Don Adams 487 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Don Adams 22 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * 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.