Dwight Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)