Dick Cunningham vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.