Karl Malone vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.