Karl Malone vs. Shelden Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shelden Williams 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.

Shelden Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Shelden Williams: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Shelden Williams 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Shelden Williams 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Shelden Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Shelden Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Shelden Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Shelden Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Shelden Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Shelden Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Shelden Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Shelden Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Shelden Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Shelden Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Shelden Williams 1,618

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Shelden Williams 1,562

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Shelden Williams 163

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Shelden Williams 179

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Shelden Williams 164

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Shelden Williams 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Shelden Williams .462

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Shelden Williams .222

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Shelden Williams .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Shelden Williams 5.5 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Shelden Williams 6.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Shelden Williams 0.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Shelden Williams 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Shelden Williams 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Shelden Williams 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Shelden Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Shelden Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Shelden Williams 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Shelden Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Shelden Williams 13

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Shelden Williams 13

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Shelden Williams 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Shelden Williams 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Shelden Williams 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Shelden Williams 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Shelden Williams .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Shelden Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Shelden Williams .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Shelden Williams 0.1 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)