Karl Malone vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gene Short 3

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gene Short -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gene Short -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gene Short -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gene Short -

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