Karl Malone vs. Chico Vaughn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chico Vaughn 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.

Chico Vaughn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Chico Vaughn: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Chico Vaughn 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Chico Vaughn 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Chico Vaughn 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Chico Vaughn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Chico Vaughn 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Chico Vaughn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Chico Vaughn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Chico Vaughn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Chico Vaughn 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 Chico Vaughn 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Chico Vaughn 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Chico Vaughn 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Chico Vaughn 2,921

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Chico Vaughn 733

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Chico Vaughn 753

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Chico Vaughn 327

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Chico Vaughn .415

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Chico Vaughn .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Chico Vaughn 11.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Chico Vaughn 3.4 (1963)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Chico Vaughn 3.3 (1963)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Chico Vaughn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Chico Vaughn 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Chico Vaughn 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Chico Vaughn 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Chico Vaughn 240

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Chico Vaughn 62

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Chico Vaughn 62

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Chico Vaughn 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Chico Vaughn .434

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Chico Vaughn .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Chico Vaughn 10.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Chico Vaughn 2.8 (1963)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Chico Vaughn 2.8 (1963)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Chico Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Chico Vaughn - 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.