Bob Christian vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Christian: 1970-71 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Christian 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Christian 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 3.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 4.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 942 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 1,002 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Christian 203 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bob Christian 19 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bob Christian 32 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bob Christian 246 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .486 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian .704 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 4.8 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 5.5 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 7 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 7 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Christian 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bob Christian 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bob Christian 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bob Christian 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .375 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.