Curly Armstrong vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Curly Armstrong 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

Curly Armstrong

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Curly Armstrong: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Curly Armstrong 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Curly Armstrong 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Curly Armstrong 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Curly Armstrong 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Curly Armstrong 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Curly Armstrong 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Curly Armstrong 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Curly Armstrong 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Curly Armstrong 0 Karl Malone 4

* 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 Curly Armstrong 6.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 1,040 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 89 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 352 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Curly Armstrong 153 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .295 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .692 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 7.3 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.7 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 4.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 1.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 7 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 11 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Curly Armstrong 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .268 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .400 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 5.0 (1951) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.0 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - 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.