Bert Cook vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bert Cook 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

Bert Cook

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bert Cook 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bert Cook 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.