David Burns vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Burns 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team David Burns 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists David Burns 15 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals David Burns 3 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games David Burns 9 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds David Burns - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists David Burns - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals David Burns - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks David Burns - Karl Malone 135

Total Games David Burns 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)