Karl Malone vs. Kevin O'Shea Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin O'Shea 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.

Kevin O'Shea

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kevin O'Shea: 1950-51 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kevin O'Shea 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kevin O'Shea 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kevin O'Shea 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kevin O'Shea 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kevin O'Shea 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kevin O'Shea 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kevin O'Shea 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kevin O'Shea 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kevin O'Shea 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 Kevin O'Shea 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kevin O'Shea 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kevin O'Shea 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kevin O'Shea 911

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kevin O'Shea 402

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kevin O'Shea 358

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kevin O'Shea 174

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kevin O'Shea .337

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kevin O'Shea .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kevin O'Shea 6.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kevin O'Shea 3.1 (1952)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kevin O'Shea 2.6 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kevin O'Shea 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kevin O'Shea 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kevin O'Shea 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kevin O'Shea 5

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kevin O'Shea 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kevin O'Shea 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kevin O'Shea 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kevin O'Shea .143

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kevin O'Shea .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kevin O'Shea 0.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kevin O'Shea - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kevin O'Shea - 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.