Joe Ellis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Ellis 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.