Gradey Dick vs. Karl Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl Malone and Gradey Dick, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Gradey Dick played 2 years in the NBA, 17 less than Karl Malone, who played 19. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Karl Malone had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Gradey Dick 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25
Karl Malone 19 19 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gradey Dick Karl Malone
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+21+9.5+6.4+1.6+4.9+6.7+1.8+0.7+0.5-2.6-2.1+3.0+5.1+.071+1.5+4.0+1.7+4.1+.382
Karl Malone 81 30.6 14.9 2.1 6.7 8.9 2.9 1.3 0.5 3.4 3.6 6.2 12.5 .496 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 5.0 .481
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
Karl Malone 4 36.0 21.8 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 9.5 18.0 .528 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 6.5 .423

Season 2
Gradey Dick Karl Malone
Season 2024-251986-87
Team Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+28+5.4+7.3+2.6+4.2+6.8+0.1+0.4+0.5-1.4-1.7+4.0+5.3+.102+2.1+5.9+.350+1.4+3.7+.260
Karl Malone 82 34.8 21.7 3.4 7.0 10.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 2.9 3.9 8.9 17.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 6.6 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
Karl Malone 5 40.0 20.0 3.0 6.6 9.6 1.2 2.2 0.8 3.4 4.0 7.4 17.6 .420 0.0 0.0 - 5.2 7.2 .722

Additional Years

* Karl Malone played 17 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 1988 to 2004—Karl Malone played in 17 Playoffs.

In those 17 extra years over Gradey Dick, Karl Malone got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 11 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 14 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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