Karl Malone vs. Guy Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Sparrow 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.

Guy Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Guy Sparrow: 1957-58 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Guy Sparrow 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Guy Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Guy Sparrow 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Guy Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Guy Sparrow 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 Guy Sparrow 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Guy Sparrow 4.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Guy Sparrow 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Guy Sparrow 1,167

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Guy Sparrow 728

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Guy Sparrow 142

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Guy Sparrow 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Guy Sparrow .358

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Guy Sparrow .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Guy Sparrow 11.1 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Guy Sparrow 6.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Guy Sparrow 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Guy Sparrow -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Guy Sparrow -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Guy Sparrow -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Guy Sparrow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Guy Sparrow -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Guy Sparrow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Guy Sparrow - 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.