Howard Komives vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Howard Komives 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

Howard Komives

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Komives: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Howard Komives 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Howard Komives 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Komives 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Komives 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Komives 10.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 4.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 7,550 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 1,804 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Howard Komives 2,941 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Howard Komives 32 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Howard Komives 3 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Howard Komives 742 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .388 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .830 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 15.7 (1967) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 3.5 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 6.2 (1967) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Komives 7.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 76 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 25 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Howard Komives 38 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Howard Komives 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Howard Komives 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Howard Komives 10 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .301 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .737 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 10.5 (1967) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.8 (1967) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * 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.