Karl Malone vs. Scott May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Scott May 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.

Scott May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Scott May 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Scott May 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Scott May 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Scott May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Scott May 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Scott May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Scott May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Scott May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Scott May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Scott May 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Scott May 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Scott May 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Scott May 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Scott May 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Scott May 3,690

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Scott May 1,450

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Scott May 610

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Scott May 285

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Scott May 44

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Scott May 355

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Scott May .462

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Scott May .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Scott May .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Scott May 14.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Scott May 6.1 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Scott May 2.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Scott May 1.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Scott May 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Scott May 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Scott May 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Scott May 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Scott May 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Scott May 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Scott May 49

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Scott May 25

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Scott May 13

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Scott May 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Scott May 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Scott May 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Scott May .304

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Scott May - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Scott May .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Scott May 10.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Scott May 4.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Scott May 2.5 (1982)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Scott May 2.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Scott May 0.7 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.