Fran Curran vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Fran Curran 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

Fran Curran

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fran Curran: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fran Curran 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Fran Curran 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Fran Curran 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Fran Curran 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fran Curran 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Fran Curran 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fran Curran 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Fran Curran 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fran Curran 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 Fran Curran 4.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 602 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Fran Curran 149 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Fran Curran 123 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .395 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran .774 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 6.0 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.4 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fran Curran 1.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 9 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Fran Curran 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Fran Curran 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .250 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 2.5 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.8 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - 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.