Ted Luckenbill vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ted Luckenbill 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

Ted Luckenbill

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ted Luckenbill: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ted Luckenbill 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ted Luckenbill 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ted Luckenbill 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ted Luckenbill 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ted Luckenbill 2.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ted Luckenbill 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ted Luckenbill 196 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ted Luckenbill 166 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ted Luckenbill 35 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ted Luckenbill 87 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ted Luckenbill .367 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ted Luckenbill .604 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ted Luckenbill 3.1 (1963) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ted Luckenbill 2.8 (1963) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.4 (1962) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ted Luckenbill 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ted Luckenbill 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ted Luckenbill 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ted Luckenbill 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ted Luckenbill .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ted Luckenbill .400 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.5 (1962) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.8 (1962) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ted Luckenbill 0.3 (1962) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ted Luckenbill - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ted Luckenbill - 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.