Karl Malone vs. Sam Pellom Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Pellom 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.

Sam Pellom

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sam Pellom: 1979-80 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sam Pellom 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sam Pellom 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sam Pellom 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sam Pellom 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sam Pellom 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sam Pellom 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sam Pellom 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sam Pellom 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sam Pellom 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Sam Pellom 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sam Pellom 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sam Pellom 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sam Pellom 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sam Pellom 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sam Pellom 863

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sam Pellom 685

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sam Pellom 95

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sam Pellom 91

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sam Pellom 151

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sam Pellom 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sam Pellom .464

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sam Pellom .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sam Pellom .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sam Pellom 5.9 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sam Pellom 4.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sam Pellom 1.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sam Pellom 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sam Pellom 0.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sam Pellom 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sam Pellom 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sam Pellom 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sam Pellom 3

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sam Pellom 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sam Pellom 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sam Pellom 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sam Pellom 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sam Pellom 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sam Pellom .167

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sam Pellom -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sam Pellom .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sam Pellom 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sam Pellom 1.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sam Pellom 0.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980)