Karl Malone vs. Alfred McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alfred McGuire and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Alfred McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Alfred McGuire: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Alfred McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Alfred McGuire 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Alfred McGuire 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Alfred McGuire 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Alfred McGuire 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Alfred McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Alfred McGuire 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Alfred McGuire 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Alfred McGuire 0

* 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 Karl Malone 25.0 Alfred McGuire 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Alfred McGuire 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Alfred McGuire 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Alfred McGuire 757

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Alfred McGuire 418

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Alfred McGuire 363

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Alfred McGuire 191

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Alfred McGuire .379

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Alfred McGuire .551

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Alfred McGuire 6.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Alfred McGuire 2.9 (1953)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Alfred McGuire 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Alfred McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Alfred McGuire 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Alfred McGuire 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Alfred McGuire 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Alfred McGuire 84

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Alfred McGuire 28

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Alfred McGuire 30

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Alfred McGuire 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Alfred McGuire .373

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Alfred McGuire .512

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Alfred McGuire 4.6 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Alfred McGuire 1.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Alfred McGuire 1.8 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Alfred McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Alfred McGuire - n/a **

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.