Karl Malone vs. Paul Pressey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pressey 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.

Paul Pressey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Pressey: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Pressey 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Pressey 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Pressey 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Pressey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Pressey 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Pressey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul Pressey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Pressey 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Pressey 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Pressey 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Pressey 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Pressey 5.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Pressey 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Pressey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Pressey 7,664

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Pressey 2,798

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Pressey 3,715

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Pressey 997

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Pressey 428

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Pressey 724

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Pressey .485

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Pressey .222

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Pressey .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Pressey 5.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Pressey 7.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Pressey 2.1 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Pressey 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Pressey 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Pressey 5.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Pressey 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Pressey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Pressey 881

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Pressey 316

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Pressey 420

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Pressey 116

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Pressey 49

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Pressey 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Pressey .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Pressey .244

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Pressey .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Pressey 6.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Pressey 8.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Pressey 2.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)