Karl Malone vs. John Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Murphy and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
John Murphy:
1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

Karl Malone0
John Murphy0
Karl Malone19
John Murphy1
Karl Malone19
John Murphy0
Karl Malone14
John Murphy0

Honors and Awards

Karl Malone2
John Murphy0
*
Karl Malone11
John Murphy0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone14
John Murphy0
Karl Malone3
John Murphy0
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone4
John Murphy0
* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 25.0
John Murphy 1.6

Karl Malone 10.1
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 3.6
John Murphy 0.0

Karl Malone 1.4
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 0.8
John Murphy -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 36,928
John Murphy 32

Karl Malone 14,968
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 5,248
John Murphy 0

Karl Malone 2,085
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 1,145
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 1,476
John Murphy 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .516
John Murphy .275

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .274
John Murphy -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .742
John Murphy .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 31.0
(1990)
John Murphy 1.6
(1947)

Karl Malone 12.0
(1988)
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 4.7
(2003)
John Murphy 0.0
(1947)

Karl Malone 1.9
(2002)
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 1.5
(1994)
John Murphy -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 24.7
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 10.7
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 3.2
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 1.3
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 0.7
John Murphy -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 4,761
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 2,062
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 610
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 258
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 135
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 193
John Murphy 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .463
John Murphy -

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .162
John Murphy -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .736
John Murphy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 30.7
(1989)
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 16.3
(1989)
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 4.7
(1999)
John Murphy -

Karl Malone 2.2
(1990)
John Murphy -

n/a **
Karl Malone 1.2
(1991)
John Murphy -

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.