Karl Malone vs. Carl Nicks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Nicks 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.

Carl Nicks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Carl Nicks: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Carl Nicks 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Carl Nicks 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Carl Nicks 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Carl Nicks 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Carl Nicks 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Carl Nicks 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Carl Nicks 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Carl Nicks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Carl Nicks 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Carl Nicks 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Carl Nicks 1.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Carl Nicks 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Carl Nicks 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Carl Nicks 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Carl Nicks 1,067

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Carl Nicks 297

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Carl Nicks 249

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Carl Nicks 132

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Carl Nicks 7

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Carl Nicks 156

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Carl Nicks .462

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Carl Nicks .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Carl Nicks .570

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Carl Nicks 7.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Carl Nicks 2.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Carl Nicks 2.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Carl Nicks 0.9 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Carl Nicks 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Carl Nicks -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Carl Nicks -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Carl Nicks -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Carl Nicks -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Carl Nicks -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Carl Nicks -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Carl Nicks -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Carl Nicks -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Carl Nicks -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Carl Nicks -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Carl Nicks 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Carl Nicks -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Carl Nicks -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Carl Nicks -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Carl Nicks -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Carl Nicks -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Carl Nicks -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Carl Nicks -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Carl Nicks -