Gail Goodrich vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gail Goodrich 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gail Goodrich 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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.