Pete Cross vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Pete Cross 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

Pete Cross

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Pete Cross - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - 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.