Karl Malone vs. Bones McKinney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bones McKinney 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.

Bones McKinney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bones McKinney 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bones McKinney 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bones McKinney 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bones McKinney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bones McKinney 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bones McKinney 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bones McKinney 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bones McKinney 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bones McKinney 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 Bones McKinney 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bones McKinney 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bones McKinney 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bones McKinney 2,994

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bones McKinney 373 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bones McKinney 503

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bones McKinney 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bones McKinney .298

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bones McKinney .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bones McKinney - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bones McKinney 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bones McKinney 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bones McKinney 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bones McKinney 232

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bones McKinney 16 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bones McKinney 25

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bones McKinney 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bones McKinney .306

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bones McKinney .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.