Karl Malone vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gus Williams 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gus Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gus Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gus Williams 291

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gus Williams 40

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.