Don Collins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Don Collins 303 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Don Collins 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)