Tim Bassett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.