Karl Malone vs. Zeke Zawoluk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zeke Zawoluk 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.

Zeke Zawoluk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Zeke Zawoluk: 1952-53 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Zeke Zawoluk 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Zeke Zawoluk 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Zeke Zawoluk 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Zeke Zawoluk 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Zeke Zawoluk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Zeke Zawoluk 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Zeke Zawoluk 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Zeke Zawoluk 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Zeke Zawoluk 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Zeke Zawoluk 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Zeke Zawoluk 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Zeke Zawoluk 1,210

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Zeke Zawoluk 732

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Zeke Zawoluk 217

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Zeke Zawoluk 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Zeke Zawoluk .372

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Zeke Zawoluk .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Zeke Zawoluk 8.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Zeke Zawoluk 4.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Zeke Zawoluk 1.4 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Zeke Zawoluk 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Zeke Zawoluk 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Zeke Zawoluk 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Zeke Zawoluk .167

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Zeke Zawoluk .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Zeke Zawoluk 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Zeke Zawoluk 1.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Zeke Zawoluk 0.0 (1953)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Zeke Zawoluk - 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.