Karl Malone vs. Willie Wise Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Willie Wise: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Willie Wise 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Willie Wise 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Willie Wise 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Willie Wise 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Willie Wise 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Willie Wise 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Willie Wise 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Willie Wise 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Willie Wise 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Willie Wise 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Willie Wise 617

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Willie Wise 256

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Willie Wise 142

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Willie Wise 60

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Willie Wise 18

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Willie Wise 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Willie Wise .459

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Willie Wise .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Willie Wise 8.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Willie Wise 3.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Willie Wise 1.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Willie Wise 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Willie Wise 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Willie Wise 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Willie Wise 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Willie Wise 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Willie Wise 45

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Willie Wise 28

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Willie Wise 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Willie Wise 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Willie Wise 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Willie Wise 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Willie Wise .341

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Willie Wise .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Willie Wise 7.5 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Willie Wise 4.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Willie Wise 0.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Willie Wise 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.