Karl Malone vs. Lamar Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Patterson 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.

Lamar Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Lamar Patterson: 2015-16 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Lamar Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Lamar Patterson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Lamar Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Lamar Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Lamar Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Lamar Patterson 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Lamar Patterson 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Lamar Patterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Lamar Patterson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Lamar Patterson 93

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Lamar Patterson 57

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Lamar Patterson 45

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Lamar Patterson 10

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Lamar Patterson 2

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Lamar Patterson 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Lamar Patterson .326

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Lamar Patterson .236

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Lamar Patterson .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Lamar Patterson 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Lamar Patterson 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Lamar Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Lamar Patterson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Lamar Patterson 6

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Lamar Patterson 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Lamar Patterson 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Lamar Patterson 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Lamar Patterson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Lamar Patterson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Lamar Patterson .286

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Lamar Patterson .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Lamar Patterson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016)