Karl Malone vs. Dick Surhoff Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Surhoff: 1952-53 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Surhoff 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Surhoff 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Surhoff 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Surhoff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Surhoff 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dick Surhoff 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 Surhoff 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Surhoff 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Surhoff 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Surhoff 178

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Surhoff 94

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Surhoff 32

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Surhoff 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Surhoff .295

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Surhoff .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Surhoff 4.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Surhoff 2.2 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Surhoff 0.7 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Surhoff 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Surhoff 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Surhoff 4

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Surhoff 2

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Surhoff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Surhoff .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Surhoff -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Surhoff 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.