Karl Malone vs. Ray Wertis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ray Wertis 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.

Ray Wertis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ray Wertis: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ray Wertis 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ray Wertis 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ray Wertis 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ray Wertis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ray Wertis 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ray Wertis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ray Wertis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ray Wertis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ray Wertis 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 Ray Wertis 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ray Wertis 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ray Wertis 246

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ray Wertis 45

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ray Wertis 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ray Wertis .210

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ray Wertis .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ray Wertis 4.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ray Wertis 0.9 (1948)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ray Wertis - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ray Wertis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ray Wertis 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ray Wertis 16

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ray Wertis 6

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ray Wertis 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ray Wertis .231

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ray Wertis .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ray Wertis 5.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ray Wertis 2.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ray Wertis - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.