Dick Garmaker vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Garmaker 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Garmaker 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Garmaker 0 * Karl Malone 3

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - 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.