Karl Malone vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders 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.

Melvin Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Melvin Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Melvin Sanders -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Melvin Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Melvin Sanders -