Karl Malone vs. Sonny Parker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Parker 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.

Sonny Parker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Sonny Parker 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Sonny Parker 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Sonny Parker 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Sonny Parker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Sonny Parker 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Sonny Parker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Sonny Parker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Sonny Parker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Sonny Parker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Sonny Parker 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Sonny Parker 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Sonny Parker 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Sonny Parker 1.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Sonny Parker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Sonny Parker 4,471

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Sonny Parker 1,841

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Sonny Parker 954

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Sonny Parker 611

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Sonny Parker 151

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Sonny Parker 452

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Sonny Parker .501

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Sonny Parker .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Sonny Parker .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Sonny Parker 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Sonny Parker 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Sonny Parker 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Sonny Parker 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Sonny Parker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Sonny Parker 42

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Sonny Parker 28

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Sonny Parker 9

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Sonny Parker 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Sonny Parker 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Sonny Parker 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Sonny Parker .528

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Sonny Parker - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Sonny Parker 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.