Ray Ellefson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ray Ellefson 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

Ray Ellefson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Ellefson: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ray Ellefson 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ray Ellefson 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Ellefson 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 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 Ray Ellefson 1.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson 6 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson 8 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ray Ellefson 6 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson .111 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson 1.000 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.3 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson - * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ray Ellefson 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.