Karl Malone vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams 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 Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Art Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Art Williams 0

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

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Art Williams .409

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Art Williams .417

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

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.