Karl Malone vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader Karl Malone 0 Swen Nater 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Swen Nater 226

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Swen Nater 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

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