Karl Malone vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dick Van Arsdale 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.