Gary Forbes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)