Karl Malone vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Norm Swanson 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.