Billy Ray Bates vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)