Karl Malone vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Slater Martin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Slater Martin - 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.