Karl Malone vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Herb Scherer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Herb Scherer 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Herb Scherer - 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.