George Lee vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Lee: 1960-61 to 1967-68
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Lee 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Lee 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Lee 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Lee 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Lee 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Lee 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Lee 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lee 7.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 4.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Lee 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lee 2,229 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Lee 1,235 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Lee 258 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games George Lee 297 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lee .379 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage George Lee .734 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lee 12.1 (1961) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 6.6 (1961) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Lee 1.2 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lee 6.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 2.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Lee 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lee 134 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Lee 58 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Lee 19 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games George Lee 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lee .436 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage George Lee .704 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lee 15.6 (1961) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 6.8 (1961) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Lee 2.8 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game George Lee - 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.