Karl Malone vs. Bob Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Peterson 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 Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Peterson: 1953-54 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bob Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bob Peterson 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bob Peterson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bob Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bob Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bob Peterson 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bob Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bob Peterson 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 Bob Peterson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bob Peterson 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bob Peterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bob Peterson 479

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bob Peterson 389

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bob Peterson 78

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bob Peterson 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bob Peterson .386

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bob Peterson .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bob Peterson 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bob Peterson 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bob Peterson 0.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bob Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bob Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bob Peterson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bob Peterson 5.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bob Peterson 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bob Peterson 24

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bob Peterson 16

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bob Peterson 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bob Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bob Peterson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bob Peterson .467

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bob Peterson .909

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bob Peterson 8.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bob Peterson 5.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bob Peterson 1.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bob Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bob Peterson - 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.