Mike Farmer vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mike Farmer 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

Mike Farmer

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Farmer: 1958-59 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mike Farmer 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mike Farmer 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Farmer 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 6.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 4.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 2,816 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 1,950 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mike Farmer 550 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mike Farmer 423 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .393 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .814 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 7.4 (1963) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 6.4 (1961) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.8 (1963) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 5.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 3.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 129 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 79 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mike Farmer 36 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mike Farmer 25 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .411 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .719 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 6.1 (1963) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 5.0 (1959) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 2.5 (1963) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - 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.