Karl Malone vs. Steve Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Patterson 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.

Steve Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Steve Patterson 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Steve Patterson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Steve Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Steve Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Steve Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Steve Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Steve Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Steve Patterson 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Steve Patterson 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Steve Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Steve Patterson 1,552

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Steve Patterson 1,632

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Steve Patterson 443

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Steve Patterson 85 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Steve Patterson 94 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Steve Patterson 350

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Steve Patterson .403

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Steve Patterson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Steve Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Steve Patterson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Steve Patterson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Steve Patterson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Steve Patterson - *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Steve Patterson - *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Steve Patterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Steve Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Steve Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Steve Patterson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.