Karl Malone vs. Dean Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Oliver 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.

Dean Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dean Oliver 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dean Oliver 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dean Oliver 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dean Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dean Oliver 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dean Oliver 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dean Oliver 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dean Oliver 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dean Oliver 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dean Oliver 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dean Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dean Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dean Oliver 64

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dean Oliver 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dean Oliver 44

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dean Oliver 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dean Oliver 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dean Oliver 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dean Oliver .320

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dean Oliver .158

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dean Oliver .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dean Oliver -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dean Oliver -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dean Oliver -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dean Oliver -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dean Oliver -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dean Oliver -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dean Oliver 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dean Oliver -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dean Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dean Oliver -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dean Oliver -