Archie Clark vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Archie Clark 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

Archie Clark

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Clark 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Archie Clark 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Archie Clark 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Archie Clark 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Archie Clark 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Archie Clark 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Archie Clark 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 16.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.1 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 11,819 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 2,427 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Archie Clark 3,498 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Archie Clark 231 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Archie Clark 15 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Archie Clark 725 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .480 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .769 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 25.2 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 8.0 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 15.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 1,125 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 229 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Archie Clark 297 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Archie Clark 17 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Archie Clark 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Archie Clark 71 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .454 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .772 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 26.7 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.3 (1967) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 7.8 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) * 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.