Karl Malone vs. Woody Sauldsberry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Woody Sauldsberry 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.

Woody Sauldsberry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Woody Sauldsberry: 1957-58 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Woody Sauldsberry 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Woody Sauldsberry 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Woody Sauldsberry 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Woody Sauldsberry 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Woody Sauldsberry 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Woody Sauldsberry 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Woody Sauldsberry 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Woody Sauldsberry 7.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Woody Sauldsberry 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Woody Sauldsberry 4,930

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Woody Sauldsberry 3,618

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Woody Sauldsberry 498

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Woody Sauldsberry 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Woody Sauldsberry .348

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Woody Sauldsberry .610

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Woody Sauldsberry 15.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Woody Sauldsberry 11.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Woody Sauldsberry 1.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Woody Sauldsberry 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Woody Sauldsberry 8.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Woody Sauldsberry 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Woody Sauldsberry 383

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Woody Sauldsberry 259

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Woody Sauldsberry 52

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Woody Sauldsberry 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Woody Sauldsberry .351

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Woody Sauldsberry .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Woody Sauldsberry 13.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Woody Sauldsberry 10.9 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Woody Sauldsberry 2.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Woody Sauldsberry - 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.