Karl Malone vs. Willie Naulls Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Naulls 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.

Willie Naulls

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Willie Naulls: 1956-57 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Willie Naulls 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Willie Naulls 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Willie Naulls 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Willie Naulls 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Willie Naulls 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Willie Naulls 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Willie Naulls 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Willie Naulls 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Willie Naulls 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 Willie Naulls 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Willie Naulls 9.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Willie Naulls 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Willie Naulls 11,305

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Willie Naulls 6,508

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Willie Naulls 1,114

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Willie Naulls 716

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Willie Naulls .406

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Willie Naulls .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Willie Naulls 25.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Willie Naulls 14.2 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Willie Naulls 2.6 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Willie Naulls - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Willie Naulls 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Willie Naulls 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Willie Naulls 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Willie Naulls 248

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Willie Naulls 134

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Willie Naulls 21

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Willie Naulls 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Willie Naulls .371

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Willie Naulls .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Willie Naulls 17.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Willie Naulls 10.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Willie Naulls 1.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Willie Naulls - 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.