Walt Davis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Walt Davis 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

Walt Davis

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Davis: 1953-54 to 1957-58
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Davis 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Walt Davis 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Walt Davis 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Walt Davis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Davis 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Walt Davis 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Davis 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 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 Walt Davis 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 1,558 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 1,397 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Walt Davis 231 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Walt Davis 325 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .377 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .695 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.6 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 6.4 (1954) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.9 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 3.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 3.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 67 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 69 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Walt Davis 7 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Walt Davis 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .391 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .773 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.0 (1957) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 7.0 (1957) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.5 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - 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.