Karl Malone vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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 Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gene Vance 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gene Vance 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 Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gene Vance 403

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gene Vance .315

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

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