Karl Malone vs. Paul Watson Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Watson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Watson 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Watson 7

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Watson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)