Karl Malone vs. Bill Turner Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bill Turner: 1967-68 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bill Turner 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bill Turner 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bill Turner 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bill Turner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bill Turner 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bill Turner 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bill Turner 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 Turner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bill Turner 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bill Turner 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bill Turner 1,597

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bill Turner 1,039

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bill Turner 167

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bill Turner 294

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bill Turner .407

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bill Turner .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bill Turner 7.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bill Turner 4.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bill Turner 0.8 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bill Turner 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bill Turner 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bill Turner 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bill Turner 96

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bill Turner 62

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bill Turner 18

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bill Turner 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bill Turner .425

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bill Turner .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bill Turner 5.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bill Turner 4.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bill Turner 1.2 (1969)

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

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