Karl Malone vs. Cliff Meely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Meely 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.

Cliff Meely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cliff Meely 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cliff Meely 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cliff Meely 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cliff Meely 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cliff Meely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cliff Meely 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cliff Meely 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cliff Meely 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cliff Meely 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cliff Meely 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cliff Meely 2,658

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cliff Meely 1,703

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cliff Meely 398

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cliff Meely 88 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cliff Meely 106 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cliff Meely 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cliff Meely .417

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cliff Meely .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cliff Meely - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cliff Meely -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cliff Meely -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cliff Meely -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cliff Meely - *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cliff Meely - *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cliff Meely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cliff Meely -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cliff Meely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Cliff Meely - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.