Karl Malone vs. Bobby Wanzer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bobby Wanzer 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.

Bobby Wanzer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bobby Wanzer: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bobby Wanzer 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bobby Wanzer 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bobby Wanzer 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bobby Wanzer 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bobby Wanzer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bobby Wanzer 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bobby Wanzer 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 Bobby Wanzer 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bobby Wanzer 4.5 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bobby Wanzer 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bobby Wanzer 6,924

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bobby Wanzer 1,979 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bobby Wanzer 1,830

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bobby Wanzer 568

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bobby Wanzer .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bobby Wanzer .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bobby Wanzer 15.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bobby Wanzer 5.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bobby Wanzer 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bobby Wanzer 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bobby Wanzer 5.8 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bobby Wanzer 3.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bobby Wanzer 554

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bobby Wanzer 186 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bobby Wanzer 134

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bobby Wanzer 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bobby Wanzer .425

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bobby Wanzer .880

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bobby Wanzer 18.8 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bobby Wanzer 7.0 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bobby Wanzer 4.3 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.