Karl Malone vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gene Shue 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gene Shue 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gene Shue - 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.