Karl Malone vs. Wayne Sappleton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Sappleton 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.

Wayne Sappleton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Wayne Sappleton 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Wayne Sappleton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Wayne Sappleton 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Wayne Sappleton 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Wayne Sappleton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Wayne Sappleton 96

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Wayne Sappleton 75

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Wayne Sappleton 4

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Wayne Sappleton 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Wayne Sappleton .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Wayne Sappleton .412

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Wayne Sappleton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Wayne Sappleton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Wayne Sappleton -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Wayne Sappleton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Wayne Sappleton -