Karl Malone vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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.

Johnny Norlander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Johnny Norlander 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Johnny Norlander 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Johnny Norlander 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 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Johnny Norlander - 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.