Karl Malone vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cotton Nash 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cotton Nash 0 *

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cotton Nash .324

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cotton Nash -

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Cotton Nash - 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.