Frank Kendrick vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Frank Kendrick

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Kendrick: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Frank Kendrick 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Kendrick 3.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kendrick 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Kendrick 80 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Frank Kendrick 36 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Frank Kendrick 6 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Frank Kendrick 11 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Frank Kendrick 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Frank Kendrick 24 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Kendrick .403 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Frank Kendrick - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Frank Kendrick .818 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Kendrick 3.3 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kendrick 1.5 (1975) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.3 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.5 (1975) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Frank Kendrick 0.1 (1975) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Frank Kendrick 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Frank Kendrick - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Frank Kendrick - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.