Karl Malone vs. Frank Selvy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Selvy 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.

Frank Selvy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Frank Selvy: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Frank Selvy 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Frank Selvy 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Frank Selvy 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Frank Selvy 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Frank Selvy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Frank Selvy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Frank Selvy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Frank Selvy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Frank Selvy 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 Frank Selvy 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Frank Selvy 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Frank Selvy 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Frank Selvy 6,120

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Frank Selvy 2,097

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Frank Selvy 1,569

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Frank Selvy 565

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Frank Selvy .394

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Frank Selvy .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Frank Selvy 19.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Frank Selvy 5.5 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Frank Selvy 4.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Frank Selvy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Frank Selvy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Frank Selvy 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Frank Selvy 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Frank Selvy 3.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Frank Selvy 589

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Frank Selvy 226

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Frank Selvy 189

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Frank Selvy 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Frank Selvy .403

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Frank Selvy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Frank Selvy .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Frank Selvy 15.7 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Frank Selvy 6.1 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Frank Selvy 5.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Frank Selvy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Frank Selvy - 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.