Karl Malone vs. LaRue Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaRue Martin 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.

LaRue Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
LaRue Martin: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 LaRue Martin 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 LaRue Martin 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 LaRue Martin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 LaRue Martin 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 LaRue Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 LaRue Martin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 LaRue Martin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 LaRue Martin 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 LaRue Martin 4.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 LaRue Martin 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 LaRue Martin 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 LaRue Martin 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 LaRue Martin 1,430

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 LaRue Martin 1,258

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 LaRue Martin 203

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 LaRue Martin 46 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 LaRue Martin 98 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 LaRue Martin 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 LaRue Martin .416

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 LaRue Martin .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) LaRue Martin 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) LaRue Martin 5.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) LaRue Martin 1.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) LaRue Martin 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) LaRue Martin 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 LaRue Martin - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 LaRue Martin -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 LaRue Martin -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 LaRue Martin -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 LaRue Martin - *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 LaRue Martin - *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 LaRue Martin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 LaRue Martin -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 LaRue Martin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) LaRue Martin - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.