Bo Lamar vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bo Lamar 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

Bo Lamar

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bo Lamar: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bo Lamar 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bo Lamar 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bo Lamar 7.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bo Lamar 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bo Lamar 2.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bo Lamar 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bo Lamar 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bo Lamar 502 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bo Lamar 92 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bo Lamar 177 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bo Lamar 59 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bo Lamar 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bo Lamar 71 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bo Lamar .406 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bo Lamar - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bo Lamar .676 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bo Lamar 7.1 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bo Lamar 1.3 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bo Lamar 2.5 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bo Lamar 0.8 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bo Lamar 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bo Lamar 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bo Lamar 0.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bo Lamar 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bo Lamar 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bo Lamar 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bo Lamar 33 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bo Lamar 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bo Lamar 14 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bo Lamar 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bo Lamar 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bo Lamar 10 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bo Lamar .293 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bo Lamar - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bo Lamar .900 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bo Lamar 3.3 (1977) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bo Lamar 0.9 (1977) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bo Lamar 1.4 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bo Lamar 0.3 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bo Lamar 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.