Norm Grekin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Grekin: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Norm Grekin 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Grekin 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Grekin 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Grekin 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 Norm Grekin 0.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Grekin 0.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Norm Grekin 0.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Norm Grekin 1 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Grekin - Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Norm Grekin - Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Grekin 0.0 (1954) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Grekin 0.0 (1954) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Norm Grekin 0.0 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Norm Grekin 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Grekin - Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Norm Grekin - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Norm Grekin - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Norm Grekin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Norm Grekin - 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.