Spencer Haywood vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Karl Malone

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Spencer Haywood 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Spencer Haywood 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.