Karl Malone vs. Cornell Warner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cornell Warner 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.

Cornell Warner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cornell Warner: 1970-71 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cornell Warner 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cornell Warner 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cornell Warner 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cornell Warner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cornell Warner 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cornell Warner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cornell Warner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cornell Warner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cornell Warner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cornell Warner 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cornell Warner 7.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cornell Warner 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cornell Warner 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cornell Warner 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cornell Warner 2,860

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cornell Warner 3,353

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cornell Warner 494

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cornell Warner 132 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cornell Warner 144 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cornell Warner 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cornell Warner .452

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cornell Warner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cornell Warner .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cornell Warner 7.6 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cornell Warner 10.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cornell Warner 1.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cornell Warner 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cornell Warner 0.7 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cornell Warner 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cornell Warner 8.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cornell Warner 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cornell Warner 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cornell Warner 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cornell Warner 121

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cornell Warner 172

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cornell Warner 26

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cornell Warner 8 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cornell Warner 14 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cornell Warner 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cornell Warner .439

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cornell Warner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cornell Warner .684

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cornell Warner 6.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cornell Warner 10.2 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cornell Warner 1.3 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cornell Warner 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Cornell Warner 0.9 (1974) *

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.