Bob Carpenter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bob Carpenter 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

Bob Carpenter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Carpenter: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Carpenter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Carpenter 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Carpenter 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Carpenter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Carpenter 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Carpenter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Carpenter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Carpenter 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Carpenter 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 Bob Carpenter 7.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter 4.1 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carpenter 937 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Carpenter 229 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Carpenter 171 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bob Carpenter 122 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carpenter .330 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carpenter .768 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 9.3 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter 4.1 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 1.4 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 8.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carpenter 32 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Carpenter 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Carpenter 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bob Carpenter 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carpenter .367 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carpenter .714 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 8.0 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 0.5 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.