Karl Malone vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)