Karl Malone vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield 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.

Fred Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Fred Sheffield 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Fred Sheffield 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Fred Sheffield 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Fred Sheffield 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Fred Sheffield 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 Fred Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Fred Sheffield 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Fred Sheffield 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Fred Sheffield .199

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Fred Sheffield -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Fred Sheffield -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Fred Sheffield - 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.