Karl Malone vs. Paul Walther Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Walther 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 Walther

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Walther 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Walther 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Walther 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Walther 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 Paul Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Walther 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Walther 974

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Walther .362

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Walther - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Walther 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Walther 35

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Walther .377

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.