Gerry Calabrese vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gerry Calabrese 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

Gerry Calabrese

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerry Calabrese: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerry Calabrese 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gerry Calabrese 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gerry Calabrese 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gerry Calabrese 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gerry Calabrese 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gerry Calabrese 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerry Calabrese 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerry Calabrese 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerry Calabrese 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerry Calabrese 4.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerry Calabrese 492 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gerry Calabrese 149 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gerry Calabrese 148 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gerry Calabrese 104 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerry Calabrese .348 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gerry Calabrese .702 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerry Calabrese 5.0 (1952) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.4 (1952) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.4 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerry Calabrese 4.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gerry Calabrese 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerry Calabrese 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gerry Calabrese 8 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gerry Calabrese 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gerry Calabrese 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerry Calabrese .417 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gerry Calabrese 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerry Calabrese 4.0 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Calabrese 1.3 (1952) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gerry Calabrese 0.7 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gerry Calabrese - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gerry Calabrese - 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.