Karl Malone vs. Dick Snyder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Snyder 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 Snyder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Snyder: 1966-67 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Snyder 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Snyder 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Snyder 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Snyder 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Snyder 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Snyder 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dick Snyder 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 Dick Snyder 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Snyder 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Snyder 2.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dick Snyder 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Snyder 11,755

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Snyder 2,732

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Snyder 2,767

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dick Snyder 300 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dick Snyder 157 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Snyder 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Snyder .488

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Snyder .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Snyder 19.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Snyder 4.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Snyder 4.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dick Snyder 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dick Snyder 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Snyder 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Snyder 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Snyder 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dick Snyder 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Snyder 224

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Snyder 50

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Snyder 49

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dick Snyder 16 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dick Snyder 11 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Snyder 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Snyder .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Snyder .732

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Snyder 12.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Snyder 2.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Snyder 2.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dick Snyder 0.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dick Snyder 0.7 (1977) *

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.