Bill Hosket vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bill Hosket 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

Bill Hosket

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Hosket: 1968-69 to 1971-72
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Hosket 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Hosket 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Hosket 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Hosket 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 4.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 2.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hosket 573 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Hosket 355 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Hosket 94 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Hosket 143 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hosket .485 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hosket .715 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 8.1 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 5.8 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 1.5 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 1.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hosket 17 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Hosket 12 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Hosket 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Hosket 9 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hosket .438 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hosket .600 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 2.2 (1970) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 1.8 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.5 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - 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.