Karl Malone vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.