Karl Malone vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman 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 Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bill Sharman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bill Sharman 7

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bill Sharman 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 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bill Sharman 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bill Sharman 2,101

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bill Sharman 2.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bill Sharman 201

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

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

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