Karl Malone vs. Art Spoelstra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spoelstra and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Art Spoelstra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Art Spoelstra 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Art Spoelstra 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Art Spoelstra 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Art Spoelstra 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Art Spoelstra 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Art Spoelstra 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Art Spoelstra 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Art Spoelstra 0

* 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 Karl Malone 25.0 Art Spoelstra 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Art Spoelstra 4.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Art Spoelstra 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Art Spoelstra 2,012

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Art Spoelstra 1,273

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Art Spoelstra 266

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Art Spoelstra 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Art Spoelstra .391

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Art Spoelstra .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Art Spoelstra 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Art Spoelstra 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Art Spoelstra 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Art Spoelstra 15

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Art Spoelstra 9

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Art Spoelstra 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Art Spoelstra 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Art Spoelstra .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Art Spoelstra 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

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.