Karl Malone vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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 Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Melvin Turpin 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)