Karl Malone vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Nick Vanos 28

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Nick Vanos -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Nick Vanos -