Darrall Imhoff vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Darrall Imhoff 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

Darrall Imhoff

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darrall Imhoff: 1960-61 to 1971-72
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darrall Imhoff 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Darrall Imhoff 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Darrall Imhoff 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Darrall Imhoff 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Darrall Imhoff 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Darrall Imhoff 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 7.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 7.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 5,759 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 6,099 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 1,405 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 801 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .458 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .594 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.6 (1970) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.3 (1967) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.7 (1967) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 6.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 8.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 354 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 442 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 101 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 54 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .478 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .580 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 18.2 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 16.4 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.4 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - 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.