Donnie Butcher vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Donnie Butcher 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

Donnie Butcher

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Butcher: 1961-62 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Donnie Butcher 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Donnie Butcher 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 6.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher 1,696 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher 821 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Donnie Butcher 585 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Donnie Butcher 279 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher .397 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher .629 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 7.2 (1964) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 4.2 (1964) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 3.1 (1964) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Donnie Butcher 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - 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.