Gene Banks vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)