Karl Malone vs. Mel McGaha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McGaha 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.

Mel McGaha

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mel McGaha 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mel McGaha 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mel McGaha 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mel McGaha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mel McGaha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mel McGaha 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 Mel McGaha 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mel McGaha 176

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mel McGaha 51

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mel McGaha 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mel McGaha .318

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mel McGaha .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mel McGaha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mel McGaha 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mel McGaha 1

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mel McGaha 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mel McGaha 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mel McGaha .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mel McGaha .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mel McGaha - 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.