Armen Gilliam vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Armen Gilliam 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

Armen Gilliam

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Armen Gilliam: 1987-88 to 1999-00
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Armen Gilliam 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Armen Gilliam 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Armen Gilliam 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 13.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 6.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Armen Gilliam 12,700 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Armen Gilliam 6,401 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Armen Gilliam 1,088 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Armen Gilliam 676 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Armen Gilliam 607 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Armen Gilliam 929 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Armen Gilliam .489 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Armen Gilliam .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Armen Gilliam .776 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 18.3 (1996) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 9.1 (1996) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1996) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1995) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 8.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 4.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Armen Gilliam 302 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Armen Gilliam 156 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Armen Gilliam 18 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Armen Gilliam 14 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Armen Gilliam 20 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Armen Gilliam 34 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Armen Gilliam .444 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Armen Gilliam .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Armen Gilliam .784 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 16.9 (1991) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 6.5 (1991) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.3 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 (1999) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)