Steve Hayes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Steve Hayes 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

Steve Hayes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)