Bill Laimbeer vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Laimbeer: 1980-81 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Laimbeer 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Laimbeer 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Laimbeer 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Laimbeer 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Laimbeer 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Laimbeer 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Laimbeer 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 13,790 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 10,400 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 2,184 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 710 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 965 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 1,068 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .498 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .326 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .837 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 17.5 (1985) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 13.1 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 3.2 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1987) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.4 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 1,354 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 1,097 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 195 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 84 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 83 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 113 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .468 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .321 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .819 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 22.5 (1986) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 14.0 (1986) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.5 (1987) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.2 (1990) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1990) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)