Walt Frazier vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Frazier 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.