Gene Guarilia vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gene Guarilia 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

Gene Guarilia

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Guarilia: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Guarilia 4 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gene Guarilia 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gene Guarilia 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gene Guarilia 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Guarilia 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gene Guarilia 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Guarilia 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Guarilia 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Guarilia 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 3.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Guarilia 413 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gene Guarilia 294 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gene Guarilia 36 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gene Guarilia 129 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Guarilia .376 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gene Guarilia .611 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 3.6 (1962) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.8 (1961) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.4 (1960) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 1.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 1.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Guarilia 20 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gene Guarilia 23 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gene Guarilia 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gene Guarilia 12 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Guarilia .231 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gene Guarilia .727 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.0 (1960) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.7 (1960) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.4 (1960) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gene Guarilia - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene Guarilia - 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.