Keith Erickson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Keith Erickson 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

Keith Erickson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Erickson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Keith Erickson 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Keith Erickson 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Keith Erickson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Erickson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Keith Erickson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Erickson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Erickson 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Erickson 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.9 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 7,251 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 3,449 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Keith Erickson 1,991 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Keith Erickson 222 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 45 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Keith Erickson 766 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .769 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 10.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 872 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 386 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Keith Erickson 216 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Keith Erickson 11 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 4 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Keith Erickson 87 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .452 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .762 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.