Karl Malone vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Red Owens 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.