Karl Malone vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.