Kenny Gattison vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kenny Gattison 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

Kenny Gattison

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Gattison: 1986-87 to 1995-96
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Gattison 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kenny Gattison 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Gattison 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 7.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 4.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Gattison 3,923 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kenny Gattison 2,327 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kenny Gattison 444 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kenny Gattison 290 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kenny Gattison 327 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kenny Gattison 494 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Gattison .520 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kenny Gattison .083 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Gattison .649 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 12.7 (1992) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 7.1 (1992) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.6 (1992) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.8 (1994) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.9 (1991) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 5.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 3.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Gattison 68 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kenny Gattison 51 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kenny Gattison 13 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kenny Gattison 7 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kenny Gattison 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kenny Gattison 13 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Gattison .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kenny Gattison - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Gattison .483 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 5.9 (1993) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 4.3 (1993) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.2 (1993) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.6 (1993) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.1 (1993) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)