M.L. Carr vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Karl Malone 4

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) 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.