Karl Malone vs. Paul McPherson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul McPherson 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.

Paul McPherson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul McPherson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul McPherson 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul McPherson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul McPherson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul McPherson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul McPherson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul McPherson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul McPherson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul McPherson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul McPherson 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul McPherson 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul McPherson 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul McPherson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul McPherson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul McPherson 262

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul McPherson 79

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul McPherson 38

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul McPherson 25

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul McPherson 4

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul McPherson 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul McPherson .505

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul McPherson .167

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul McPherson .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul McPherson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul McPherson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul McPherson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul McPherson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul McPherson -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul McPherson -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul McPherson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul McPherson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul McPherson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul McPherson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul McPherson -