Earl Gardner vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.