Karl Malone vs. Dick Mehen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Mehen 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.

Dick Mehen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Mehen: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Mehen 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Mehen 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Mehen 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Mehen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Mehen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Mehen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dick Mehen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dick Mehen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dick Mehen 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dick Mehen 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Mehen 3.9 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Mehen 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Mehen 2,069

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Mehen 505 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Mehen 550

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Mehen 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Mehen .381

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Mehen .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Mehen 14.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Mehen 4.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Mehen 3.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dick Mehen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Mehen 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Mehen 4.7 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Mehen 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Mehen 26

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Mehen 14 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Mehen 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Mehen 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Mehen .414

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Mehen .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Mehen 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Mehen 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Mehen 1.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dick Mehen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.