Karl Malone vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ed Sadowski 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.