Mo Mahoney vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mo Mahoney 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

Mo Mahoney

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mo Mahoney: 1952-53 to 1953-54
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mo Mahoney 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mo Mahoney 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mo Mahoney 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mo Mahoney 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mo Mahoney 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mo Mahoney 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mo Mahoney 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mo Mahoney 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mo Mahoney 0 Karl Malone 4

* 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 Mo Mahoney 1.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mo Mahoney 1.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mo Mahoney 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mo Mahoney 12 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mo Mahoney 9 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mo Mahoney 2 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mo Mahoney 8 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mo Mahoney .333 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mo Mahoney .800 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mo Mahoney 2.0 (1953) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mo Mahoney 1.2 (1953) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mo Mahoney 0.5 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mo Mahoney 2.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mo Mahoney 1.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mo Mahoney 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mo Mahoney 9 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mo Mahoney 7 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mo Mahoney 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mo Mahoney 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mo Mahoney .214 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mo Mahoney .600 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mo Mahoney 2.3 (1953) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mo Mahoney 1.8 (1953) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mo Mahoney 0.5 (1953) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mo Mahoney - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mo Mahoney - 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.