Mel Davis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mel Davis 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

Mel Davis

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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