Nelson Bobb vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nelson Bobb 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

Nelson Bobb

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nelson Bobb: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nelson Bobb 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nelson Bobb 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nelson Bobb 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nelson Bobb 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nelson Bobb 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nelson Bobb 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nelson Bobb 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nelson Bobb 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nelson Bobb 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nelson Bobb 4.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nelson Bobb 2.4 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nelson Bobb 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nelson Bobb 1,052 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nelson Bobb 405 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nelson Bobb 488 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nelson Bobb 227 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nelson Bobb .350 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nelson Bobb .612 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nelson Bobb 6.2 (1953) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nelson Bobb 2.9 (1953) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nelson Bobb 3.5 (1953) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nelson Bobb 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nelson Bobb 0.5 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nelson Bobb 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nelson Bobb 6 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nelson Bobb 2 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nelson Bobb 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nelson Bobb 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nelson Bobb .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nelson Bobb .400 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nelson Bobb 1.3 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nelson Bobb 0.7 (1952) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nelson Bobb 2.0 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nelson Bobb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.