Doug Collins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Doug Collins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Collins: 1973-74 to 1980-81
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Collins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Doug Collins 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Doug Collins 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Doug Collins 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doug Collins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Doug Collins 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 17.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 3.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 7,427 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 1,339 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Doug Collins 1,368 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Doug Collins 518 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Doug Collins 114 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Doug Collins 415 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .501 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .833 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 20.8 (1976) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.0 (1976) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 4.7 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.6 (1978) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.4 (1979) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 21.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 687 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 131 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Doug Collins 111 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Doug Collins 34 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Doug Collins 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Doug Collins 32 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .526 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .774 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 22.4 (1977) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 7.0 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.9 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.5 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 (1976) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.