Karl Malone vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Wally Osterkorn 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Wally Osterkorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Wally Osterkorn 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 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.