Karl Malone vs. Porter Meriwether Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Porter Meriwether 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.

Porter Meriwether

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Porter Meriwether 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Porter Meriwether 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Porter Meriwether 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Porter Meriwether 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Porter Meriwether 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Porter Meriwether 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Porter Meriwether 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Porter Meriwether 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Porter Meriwether 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Porter Meriwether 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Porter Meriwether 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Porter Meriwether 119

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Porter Meriwether 29

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Porter Meriwether 43

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Porter Meriwether 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Porter Meriwether .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Porter Meriwether .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Porter Meriwether -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Porter Meriwether -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Porter Meriwether -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Porter Meriwether 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Porter Meriwether -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Porter Meriwether -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.