Kim Hughes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Kim Hughes 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

Kim Hughes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kim Hughes: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kim Hughes 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kim Hughes 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kim Hughes 2.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kim Hughes 4.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kim Hughes 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kim Hughes 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kim Hughes 1.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kim Hughes 932 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kim Hughes 1,592 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kim Hughes 319 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kim Hughes 321 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kim Hughes 382 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kim Hughes 341 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kim Hughes .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kim Hughes - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kim Hughes .333 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kim Hughes 4.0 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kim Hughes 7.0 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kim Hughes 1.2 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kim Hughes 1.5 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kim Hughes 1.5 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kim Hughes 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kim Hughes 3.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kim Hughes 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kim Hughes 0.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kim Hughes 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kim Hughes 3 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kim Hughes 11 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kim Hughes 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kim Hughes 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kim Hughes 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kim Hughes .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kim Hughes - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kim Hughes .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kim Hughes 1.0 (1979) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kim Hughes 3.7 (1979) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kim Hughes 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kim Hughes 0.7 (1979) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kim Hughes 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.