Maury King vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Maury King 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Maury King: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maury King 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Maury King 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Maury King 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Maury King 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maury King 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Maury King 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maury King 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Maury King 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maury King 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maury King 5.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King 226 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Maury King 106 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Maury King 144 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Maury King 38 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King .398 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Maury King .800 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King 10.0 (1960) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 4.0 (1960) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 (1963) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Maury King - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Maury King - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Maury King 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Maury King - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Maury King - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - 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.