Walt Lautenbach vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Walt Lautenbach 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

Walt Lautenbach

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Lautenbach: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Walt Lautenbach 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Lautenbach 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Lautenbach 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lautenbach 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 Walt Lautenbach 4.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lautenbach 238 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Walt Lautenbach 73 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Walt Lautenbach 55 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lautenbach .301 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lautenbach .691 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach 4.3 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach 1.3 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Walt Lautenbach 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.