John Havlicek vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Havlicek 0 Karl Malone 2

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Karl Malone 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.