Zelmo Beaty vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.