Karl Malone vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)