Karl Malone vs. Ben Scharnus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Scharnus 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.

Ben Scharnus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ben Scharnus: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ben Scharnus 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ben Scharnus 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ben Scharnus 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ben Scharnus 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ben Scharnus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ben Scharnus 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ben Scharnus 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 Ben Scharnus 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ben Scharnus 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ben Scharnus 103

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ben Scharnus 19

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ben Scharnus 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ben Scharnus .199

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ben Scharnus .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ben Scharnus 2.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ben Scharnus 0.4 (1947)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ben Scharnus 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ben Scharnus 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ben Scharnus 17

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ben Scharnus 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ben Scharnus 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ben Scharnus .286

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ben Scharnus .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ben Scharnus 5.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ben Scharnus 0.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ben Scharnus - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.