Walt Kirk vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Walt Kirk 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 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 Kirk 7.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - 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.