Norm Cook vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Norm Cook 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

Norm Cook

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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