Calbert Cheaney vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Calbert Cheaney 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

Calbert Cheaney

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Calbert Cheaney: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Calbert Cheaney 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Calbert Cheaney 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Calbert Cheaney 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 7,826 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 2,610 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 1,398 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 659 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 198 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 825 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .466 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .298 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .691 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 16.6 (1995) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 4.1 (1995) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.2 (1998) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 (1998) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 8.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 67 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 18 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 12 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 5 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .418 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .688 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 15.0 (1997) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.7 (1997) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.6 (2003) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.0 (1997) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.7 (1997) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)