Karl Malone vs. Willie Norwood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Norwood 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 Norwood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Willie Norwood: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Willie Norwood 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Willie Norwood 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Willie Norwood 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Willie Norwood 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Willie Norwood 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Willie Norwood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Willie Norwood 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Willie Norwood 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Willie Norwood 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Willie Norwood 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Willie Norwood 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Willie Norwood 3,209

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Willie Norwood 1,597

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Willie Norwood 364

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Willie Norwood 218 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Willie Norwood 22 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Willie Norwood 430

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Willie Norwood .488

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Willie Norwood .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Willie Norwood 8.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Willie Norwood 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Willie Norwood 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Willie Norwood 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Willie Norwood 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Willie Norwood 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Willie Norwood 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Willie Norwood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Willie Norwood 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Willie Norwood 92

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Willie Norwood 45

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Willie Norwood 13

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Willie Norwood 8 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Willie Norwood 3 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Willie Norwood 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Willie Norwood .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Willie Norwood .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Willie Norwood 9.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Willie Norwood 6.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Willie Norwood 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Willie Norwood 0.3 (1978) *

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.