Karl Malone vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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 Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Shirley 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Shirley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Shirley -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Shirley -