Austin Carr vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.