Paul Long vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Long 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Paul Long 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Paul Long 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Paul Long 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Long 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Paul Long 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Long 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 274 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Paul Long 57 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Paul Long 54 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 71 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long .464 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long .753 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 4.5 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 6 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Paul Long 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Paul Long 1 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long 1.000 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Long - 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.