Harvey Catchings vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Harvey Catchings 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

Harvey Catchings

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Harvey Catchings 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Harvey Catchings 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 2,335 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 3,639 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 608 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 261 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 1,226 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Harvey Catchings 725 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .647 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.9 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 74 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 154 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 23 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 49 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Harvey Catchings 53 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .397 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.