Karl Malone vs. Fred Taylor Comparison

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

Fred Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Fred Taylor: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Fred Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Fred Taylor 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Fred Taylor 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Fred Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Fred Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Fred Taylor 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Fred Taylor 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Fred Taylor 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Fred Taylor 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Fred Taylor 385

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Fred Taylor 140

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Fred Taylor 69

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Fred Taylor 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Fred Taylor .364

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Fred Taylor .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Fred Taylor 5.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Fred Taylor 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Fred Taylor 0.9 (1971)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Fred Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Fred Taylor -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Fred Taylor -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Fred Taylor -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Fred Taylor -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Fred Taylor -

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Fred Taylor 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Fred Taylor -

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Fred Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Fred Taylor -

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

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

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