Hersey Hawkins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Hersey Hawkins 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

Hersey Hawkins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hersey Hawkins: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Hersey Hawkins 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Hersey Hawkins 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Hersey Hawkins 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 14,470 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 3,554 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 2,860 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 1,622 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 302 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 983 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .461 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .394 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .870 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 22.1 (1991) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 4.6 (1994) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.2 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.5 (1992) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 1,043 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 286 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 195 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 119 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 29 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 74 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .455 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .396 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .907 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 23.5 (1990) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 5.8 (1991) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 (1998) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.5 (1997) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.3 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)