Marty Byrnes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Marty Byrnes 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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.