Karl Malone vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sly Williams 55

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sly Williams 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)