Sonny Hertzberg vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - 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.