Gar Heard vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.