Fred Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Fred Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.