Vern Fleming vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Vern Fleming 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

Vern Fleming

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Vern Fleming 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vern Fleming 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Fleming 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 11.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 3.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 10,125 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 3,012 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Vern Fleming 4,293 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Vern Fleming 926 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 105 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Vern Fleming 893 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .498 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .181 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .764 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 7.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 3.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 284 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 86 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Vern Fleming 114 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Vern Fleming 22 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 7 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Vern Fleming 37 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .466 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .143 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .771 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)