Karl Malone vs. Erwin Mueller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Erwin Mueller 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.

Erwin Mueller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Erwin Mueller: 1966-67 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Erwin Mueller 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Erwin Mueller 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Erwin Mueller 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Erwin Mueller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Erwin Mueller 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Erwin Mueller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Erwin Mueller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Erwin Mueller 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Erwin Mueller 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 Erwin Mueller 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Erwin Mueller 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Erwin Mueller 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Erwin Mueller 3,248

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Erwin Mueller 2,050

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Erwin Mueller 853

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Erwin Mueller 425

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Erwin Mueller .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Erwin Mueller .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Erwin Mueller 12.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Erwin Mueller 6.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Erwin Mueller 2.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Erwin Mueller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Erwin Mueller 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Erwin Mueller 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Erwin Mueller 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Erwin Mueller 71

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Erwin Mueller 68

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Erwin Mueller 27

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Erwin Mueller 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Erwin Mueller .329

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Erwin Mueller .536

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Erwin Mueller 8.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Erwin Mueller 4.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Erwin Mueller 3.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Erwin Mueller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Erwin Mueller - 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.