Sam Lacey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.