Karl Malone vs. Irv Torgoff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Torgoff 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.

Irv Torgoff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Irv Torgoff: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Irv Torgoff 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Irv Torgoff 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Irv Torgoff 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Irv Torgoff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Irv Torgoff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Irv Torgoff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Irv Torgoff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Irv Torgoff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Irv Torgoff 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 Irv Torgoff 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Irv Torgoff 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Irv Torgoff 997

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Irv Torgoff 106

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Irv Torgoff 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Irv Torgoff .246

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Irv Torgoff .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Irv Torgoff 8.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Irv Torgoff 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Irv Torgoff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Irv Torgoff 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Irv Torgoff 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Irv Torgoff 39

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Irv Torgoff 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Irv Torgoff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Irv Torgoff .155

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Irv Torgoff .684

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Irv Torgoff 6.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Irv Torgoff 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Irv Torgoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Irv Torgoff - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.