Swede Halbrook vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Swede Halbrook 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

Swede Halbrook

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Swede Halbrook 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Swede Halbrook 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Swede Halbrook 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 786 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 949 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 64 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Swede Halbrook 143 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .347 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .591 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 62 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 83 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 12 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Swede Halbrook 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .700 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - 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.