Karl Malone vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.