Karl Malone vs. Gary Phillips Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Phillips 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.

Gary Phillips

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gary Phillips: 1961-62 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gary Phillips 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gary Phillips 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gary Phillips 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gary Phillips 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gary Phillips 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gary Phillips 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gary Phillips 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gary Phillips 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gary Phillips 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gary Phillips 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gary Phillips 2,319

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gary Phillips 903

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gary Phillips 665

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gary Phillips 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gary Phillips .370

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gary Phillips .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gary Phillips 10.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gary Phillips 3.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gary Phillips 3.1 (1964)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gary Phillips - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gary Phillips 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gary Phillips 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gary Phillips 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gary Phillips 106

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gary Phillips 27

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gary Phillips 21

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gary Phillips 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gary Phillips .319

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gary Phillips .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gary Phillips 8.7 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gary Phillips 2.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gary Phillips 1.8 (1964)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gary Phillips - 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.