Karl Malone vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Elston Turner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Elston Turner 27

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Elston Turner 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)