Karl Malone vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.