Mel Hutchins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mel Hutchins 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

Mel Hutchins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hutchins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mel Hutchins 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mel Hutchins 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mel Hutchins 4 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Hutchins 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mel Hutchins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hutchins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Hutchins 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hutchins 0 Karl Malone 4

Rebounds Leader Mel Hutchins 1 Karl Malone 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 Mel Hutchins 11.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 9.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 4,851 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 4,186 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 1,298 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mel Hutchins 437 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .389 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .673 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 8.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 316 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 237 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 70 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mel Hutchins 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .355 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .661 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.