Paul Arizin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Karl Malone 4

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Karl Malone 0

* 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 Paul Arizin 22.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.