Sleepy Floyd vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Sleepy Floyd 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

Sleepy Floyd

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sleepy Floyd 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sleepy Floyd 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sleepy Floyd 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 12.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 5.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 12,260 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 2,494 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 5,175 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 1,120 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 215 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 957 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .444 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .324 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .815 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 13.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 6.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 467 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 77 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 219 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 43 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 5 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 36 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .457 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .414 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .814 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)