Karl Malone vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek 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.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dave Piontek 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dave Piontek 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dave Piontek 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dave Piontek 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dave Piontek 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dave Piontek 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 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dave Piontek - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dave Piontek - 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.