Karl Malone vs. Paul Zipser Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Zipser: 2016-17 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Zipser 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Zipser 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Zipser 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Zipser 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Zipser 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Zipser 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Zipser 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Zipser 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Zipser 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Zipser 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Zipser 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Zipser 458

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Zipser 256

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Zipser 82

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Zipser 35

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Zipser 31

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Zipser 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Zipser .371

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Zipser .335

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Zipser .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Zipser 5.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Zipser 2.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Zipser 0.9 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Zipser 0.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Zipser 0.4 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Zipser 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Zipser 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Zipser 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Zipser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Zipser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Zipser 44

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Zipser 21

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Zipser 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Zipser 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Zipser 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Zipser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Zipser .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Zipser .375

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Zipser 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Zipser 7.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Zipser 3.5 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Zipser 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Zipser 0.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Zipser 0.2 (2017)