Forest Able vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Forest Able

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Forest Able: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Forest Able 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Forest Able 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Forest Able 1 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Forest Able 1 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Forest Able 1 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able .000 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Forest Able - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Forest Able - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Forest Able 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Forest Able - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - 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.