Cliff Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cliff Anderson 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

Cliff Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Anderson: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Anderson 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cliff Anderson 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Anderson 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 247 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 103 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 68 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cliff Anderson 81 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .351 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson .593 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.9 (1969) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.7 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.9 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cliff Anderson 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .400 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** 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.