Herm Hedderick vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Herm Hedderick 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

Herm Hedderick

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Hedderick: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Herm Hedderick 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Hedderick 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Hedderick 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Hedderick 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 Herm Hedderick 0.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick 4 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick 4 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Herm Hedderick 2 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Herm Hedderick 5 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick .222 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick .000 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Herm Hedderick 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - 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.