Cliff Hagan vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Hagan: 1956-57 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Hagan 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Hagan 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cliff Hagan 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cliff Hagan 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Hagan 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cliff Hagan 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Hagan 2 Karl Malone 14

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Hagan 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 Hagan 18.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Hagan 6.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cliff Hagan 3.0 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Hagan 13,447 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cliff Hagan 5,116 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cliff Hagan 2,242 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Cliff Hagan 745 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Hagan .450 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Hagan .798 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Hagan 24.8 (1960) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Hagan 10.9 (1959) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cliff Hagan 4.9 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Hagan 20.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Hagan 8.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Hagan 3.4 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Hagan 1,834 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cliff Hagan 744 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cliff Hagan 305 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Cliff Hagan 90 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Hagan .454 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Hagan .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Hagan 28.5 (1959) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Hagan 12.0 (1959) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cliff Hagan 4.8 (1964) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Cliff Hagan - 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.