Franklin Edwards vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Franklin Edwards 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

Franklin Edwards

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Franklin Edwards: 1981-82 to 1987-88
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Franklin Edwards 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Franklin Edwards 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Franklin Edwards 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 6.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 2.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 1,802 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 300 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 774 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 249 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 21 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Franklin Edwards 296 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards .030 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .795 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 9.0 (1986) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.3 (1987) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 5.8 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.2 (1986) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 (1982) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 73 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 14 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 22 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Franklin Edwards 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .481 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards 1.000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .846 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.7 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 (1983) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.4 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 (1983) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 (1983) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)