Karl Malone vs. Nick Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Weatherspoon and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Nick Weatherspoon:
1973-74 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

Karl Malone0
Nick Weatherspoon0
Karl Malone19
Nick Weatherspoon7
Karl Malone19
Nick Weatherspoon3
Karl Malone14
Nick Weatherspoon0

Honors and Awards

Karl Malone2
Nick Weatherspoon0
Karl Malone11
Nick Weatherspoon0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone14
Nick Weatherspoon0
Karl Malone3
Nick Weatherspoon0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone4
Nick Weatherspoon0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 25.0
Nick Weatherspoon 9.0

Karl Malone 10.1
Nick Weatherspoon 4.9

Karl Malone 3.6
Nick Weatherspoon 0.9

Karl Malone 1.4
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Karl Malone 0.8
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 36,928
Nick Weatherspoon 4,086

Karl Malone 14,968
Nick Weatherspoon 2,232

Karl Malone 5,248
Nick Weatherspoon 418

Karl Malone 2,085
Nick Weatherspoon 344

Karl Malone 1,145
Nick Weatherspoon 145

Karl Malone 1,476
Nick Weatherspoon 453

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .516
Nick Weatherspoon .455

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .274
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .742
Nick Weatherspoon .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 31.0
(1990)
Nick Weatherspoon 13.8
(1979)

Karl Malone 12.0
(1988)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.9
(1977)

Karl Malone 4.7
(2003)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.6
(1979)

Karl Malone 1.9
(2002)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.0
(1979)

Karl Malone 1.5
(1994)
Nick Weatherspoon 0.5
(1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 24.7
Nick Weatherspoon 9.1

Karl Malone 10.7
Nick Weatherspoon 4.8

Karl Malone 3.2
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Karl Malone 1.3
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6

Karl Malone 0.7
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 4,761
Nick Weatherspoon 281

Karl Malone 2,062
Nick Weatherspoon 150

Karl Malone 610
Nick Weatherspoon 26

Karl Malone 258
Nick Weatherspoon 18

Karl Malone 135
Nick Weatherspoon 8

Karl Malone 193
Nick Weatherspoon 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .463
Nick Weatherspoon .489

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .162
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .736
Nick Weatherspoon .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 30.7
(1989)
Nick Weatherspoon 12.3
(1976)

Karl Malone 16.3
(1989)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.0
(1976)

Karl Malone 4.7
(1999)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.4
(1976)

Karl Malone 2.2
(1990)
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8
(1975)

Karl Malone 1.2
(1991)
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6
(1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.