Karl Malone vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley 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.

Walt Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Walt Wesley 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Walt Wesley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Walt Wesley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Walt Wesley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Walt Wesley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Walt Wesley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Walt Wesley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Walt Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Walt Wesley .434

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.