Paul Hoffman vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Hoffman: 1947-48 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Hoffman 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Paul Hoffman 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Paul Hoffman 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Paul Hoffman 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Hoffman 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Paul Hoffman 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Hoffman 0 Karl Malone 14

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Hoffman 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 Paul Hoffman 10.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 5.1 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 2.9 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Hoffman 3,234 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Paul Hoffman 1,129 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Paul Hoffman 911 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Paul Hoffman 317 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Hoffman .340 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Hoffman .676 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 14.4 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 6.8 (1954) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 4.0 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 11.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 3.5 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Hoffman 146 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Paul Hoffman 7 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Paul Hoffman 18 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Paul Hoffman 13 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Hoffman .290 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Hoffman .649 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 11.7 (1948) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 3.5 (1953) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 5.5 (1953) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Hoffman - 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.