Karl Malone vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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 Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Wayne Yates 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Wayne Yates 0 *

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.