Pervis Ellison vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Pervis Ellison 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

Pervis Ellison

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pervis Ellison: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Pervis Ellison 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Pervis Ellison 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 4,494 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 3,170 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 691 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 293 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 752 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Pervis Ellison 474 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .510 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison .050 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison .689 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 20.0 (1992) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 11.2 (1992) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.9 (1992) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.9 (1992) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.7 (1992) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 17 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 5 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Pervis Ellison 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .579 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 (1995) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 (1995) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 (1995) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)