Karl Malone vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.