Karl Malone vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.