Karl Malone vs. Bill Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Melchionni 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.

Bill Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bill Melchionni 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bill Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bill Melchionni 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bill Melchionni 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bill Melchionni 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bill Melchionni 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bill Melchionni 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bill Melchionni 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bill Melchionni 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 Bill Melchionni 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bill Melchionni 640

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bill Melchionni 202

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bill Melchionni 203

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bill Melchionni 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bill Melchionni .412

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bill Melchionni .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bill Melchionni 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bill Melchionni 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bill Melchionni 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bill Melchionni 18

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bill Melchionni 7

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bill Melchionni 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bill Melchionni 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bill Melchionni .308

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bill Melchionni .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bill Melchionni - 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.