Karl Malone vs. Skippy Whitaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Skippy Whitaker 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.

Skippy Whitaker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Skippy Whitaker: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Skippy Whitaker 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Skippy Whitaker 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Skippy Whitaker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Skippy Whitaker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Skippy Whitaker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Skippy Whitaker 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 Skippy Whitaker 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Skippy Whitaker 0.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Skippy Whitaker 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Skippy Whitaker 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Skippy Whitaker 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Skippy Whitaker 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Skippy Whitaker 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Skippy Whitaker .167

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Skippy Whitaker -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Skippy Whitaker 0.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Skippy Whitaker -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Skippy Whitaker -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Skippy Whitaker -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Skippy Whitaker 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Skippy Whitaker -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Skippy Whitaker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Skippy Whitaker -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Skippy Whitaker -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Skippy Whitaker -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Skippy Whitaker - 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.