Karl Malone vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Fred Schaus 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Fred Schaus 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 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Fred Schaus .352

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Fred Schaus .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.