Karl Malone vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bennie Swain 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bennie Swain 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bennie Swain 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 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bennie Swain - 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.