Herm Gilliam vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.