Vince Boryla vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Vince Boryla 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

Vince Boryla

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Boryla: 1949-50 to 1953-54
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Boryla 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Vince Boryla 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vince Boryla 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Vince Boryla 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vince Boryla 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Vince Boryla 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Boryla 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Vince Boryla 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vince Boryla 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 Vince Boryla 11.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Vince Boryla 3.7 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Vince Boryla 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Boryla 3,187 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Vince Boryla 831 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Vince Boryla 610 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Vince Boryla 285 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Boryla .371 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Vince Boryla .816 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Boryla 14.9 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Boryla 5.2 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Vince Boryla 2.8 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Boryla 13.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Vince Boryla 3.2 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Vince Boryla 2.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Boryla 436 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Vince Boryla 89 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Vince Boryla 65 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Vince Boryla 33 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Boryla .421 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Vince Boryla .889 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Boryla 15.5 (1951) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Boryla 3.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Vince Boryla 2.6 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vince Boryla - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Vince Boryla - 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.