Nick Calathes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nick Calathes 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

Nick Calathes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Calathes: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nick Calathes 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nick Calathes 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Calathes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 4.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 2.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Calathes 590 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nick Calathes 243 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nick Calathes 353 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nick Calathes 129 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nick Calathes 13 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nick Calathes 129 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Calathes .441 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nick Calathes .288 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nick Calathes .581 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 4.9 (2014) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.9 (2014) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 2.9 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 1.1 (2015) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Calathes 33 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nick Calathes 16 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nick Calathes 16 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nick Calathes 9 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nick Calathes 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nick Calathes 10 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Calathes .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nick Calathes .462 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nick Calathes .375 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 3.3 (2015) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 (2015) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 0.9 (2015) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)