Karl Malone vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gerry Ward 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gerry Ward 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gerry Ward - 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.