Karl Malone vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Karl Malone 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.