Karl Malone vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bob Pettit 11

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

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

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Karl Malone 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Bob Pettit 1

* 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 Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bob Pettit 2,369

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bob Pettit 241

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

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

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