Lew Hitch vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Lew Hitch 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 5.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.