Karl Malone vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mike Novak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mike Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mike Novak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.