Ken Bannister vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ken Bannister 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

Ken Bannister

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ken Bannister 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 5.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister 1,501 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister 893 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ken Bannister 111 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ken Bannister 109 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ken Bannister 80 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ken Bannister 253 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister .488 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister .492 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 8.6 (1986) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 4.6 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.6 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.8 (1989) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.5 (1985) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ken Bannister 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)