Karl Malone vs. Charlie Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Ward 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 Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Charlie Ward: 1994-95 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Charlie Ward 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Charlie Ward 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Charlie Ward 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Charlie Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Charlie Ward 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Charlie Ward 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Charlie Ward 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Charlie Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Charlie Ward 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Charlie Ward 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Charlie Ward 4.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Charlie Ward 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Charlie Ward 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Charlie Ward 3,947

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Charlie Ward 1,648

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Charlie Ward 2,539

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Charlie Ward 776

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Charlie Ward 128

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Charlie Ward 630

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Charlie Ward .408

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Charlie Ward .364

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Charlie Ward .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Charlie Ward 7.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Charlie Ward 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Charlie Ward 5.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Charlie Ward 2.1 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Charlie Ward 0.5 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Charlie Ward 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Charlie Ward 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Charlie Ward 3.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Charlie Ward 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Charlie Ward 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Charlie Ward 396

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Charlie Ward 183

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Charlie Ward 264

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Charlie Ward 105

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Charlie Ward 10

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Charlie Ward 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Charlie Ward .422

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Charlie Ward .349

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Charlie Ward .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Charlie Ward 9.4 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Charlie Ward 4.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Charlie Ward 6.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Charlie Ward 2.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Charlie Ward 0.3 (2000)