Bob Davies vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Davies: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Davies 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Davies 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Davies 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Davies 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Davies 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Davies 4 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Davies 5 Karl Malone 14

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

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

Assists Leader Bob Davies 1 Karl Malone 0

* 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 Davies 14.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Davies 2.9 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Davies 4.9 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Davies 6,594 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Davies 980 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Davies 2,250 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Bob Davies 462 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Davies .378 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Davies .759 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Davies 16.2 (1952) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Davies 3.1 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Davies 6.0 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Davies 13.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Davies 2.4 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Davies 4.3 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Davies 506 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Davies 78 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Davies 162 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Bob Davies 38 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Davies .341 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Davies .788 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Davies 19.8 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Davies 3.1 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Davies 5.4 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Bob Davies - 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.