Karl Malone vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Vern Mikkelsen - 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.