George Kaftan vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and George Kaftan 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

George Kaftan

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Kaftan 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Kaftan 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Kaftan 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Kaftan 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Kaftan 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Kaftan 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team George Kaftan 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 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 George Kaftan 7.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.1 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 1,594 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 424 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Kaftan 399 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games George Kaftan 212 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .370 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .650 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 14.5 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 2.9 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 4.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 93 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 36 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Kaftan 24 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games George Kaftan 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .381 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .644 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 6.2 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.