Karl Malone vs. Charlie Tyra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Tyra 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.

Charlie Tyra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Charlie Tyra: 1957-58 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Charlie Tyra 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Charlie Tyra 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Charlie Tyra 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Charlie Tyra 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Charlie Tyra 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Charlie Tyra 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Charlie Tyra 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Charlie Tyra 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Charlie Tyra 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 Charlie Tyra 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Charlie Tyra 7.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Charlie Tyra 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Charlie Tyra 3,091

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Charlie Tyra 2,567

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Charlie Tyra 315

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Charlie Tyra 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Charlie Tyra .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Charlie Tyra .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Charlie Tyra 12.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Charlie Tyra 8.1 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Charlie Tyra 1.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Charlie Tyra 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Charlie Tyra 15.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Charlie Tyra 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Charlie Tyra 30

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Charlie Tyra 31

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Charlie Tyra 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Charlie Tyra 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Charlie Tyra .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Charlie Tyra .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Charlie Tyra 15.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Charlie Tyra 15.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Charlie Tyra 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Charlie Tyra - 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.