Tony Lavelli vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tony Lavelli 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

Tony Lavelli

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Lavelli 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tony Lavelli 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tony Lavelli 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tony Lavelli 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tony Lavelli 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tony Lavelli 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Lavelli 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 6.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 591 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 59 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 63 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tony Lavelli 86 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .367 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli .853 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 1 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tony Lavelli 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .200 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.