Karl Malone 
#51 PF | 6-9, 255lbs | Suns | Experience: 3 years
Born: 7/24/1963 (25) | College: Louisiana Tech

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 94 15 67 32 47 28 69 72 64 34 57 53 51 89 95 85  
 Potential: A D B D C C B A B C B C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $509,258  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 3                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL PHX 82 82 36.6 26.1 2.5 6.6 2.1 2.8 0.75 1.2 1.0 2.7 .557 .745 .318  
 1986 NPBSL PHX 82 82 35.3 22.5 2.2 5.8 1.9 2.6 0.74 0.6 0.8 3.0 .568 .755 .303  
 1985 NPBSL PHX 82 82 34.4 20.8 2.1 5.4 2.3 2.9 0.78 0.7 0.6 3.1 .616 .728 .263  
 Career     246 246 35.4 23.1 2.3 5.9 2.1 2.8 0.76 0.9 0.8 2.9 .577 .743 .296  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL PHX 9.7 17.4 .557 6.5 8.7 .745 8.8 13.9 .635 0.7 3.0 .242 0.2 0.5 .318  
 1986 NPBSL PHX 8.8 15.5 .568 4.8 6.3 .755 8.1 12.7 .635 0.6 2.4 .259 0.1 0.4 .303  
 1985 NPBSL PHX 8.0 13.0 .616 4.7 6.5 .728 7.3 10.3 .712 0.6 2.3 .249 0.1 0.5 .263  
 Career     8.8 15.3 .577 5.3 7.2 .743 8.1 12.3 .656 0.6 2.6 .249 0.1 0.5 .296  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 82 82 2999 795 1428 533 715 14 44 2137 203 742 173 101 231 101 81 225 -18 
 1986 82 82 2893 724 1274 391 518 10 33 1849 179 658 158 51 213 51 67 245 -636 
 1985 82 82 2822 655 1064 388 533 10 38 1708 172 611 185 59 238 59 48 254 -363 
 Career 246 246 8714 2174 3766 1312 1766 34 115 5694 554 2011 516 211 682 211 196 724 -1017 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL PHX .613 1.50 8.1 10.8 27.0 7.8 20.6 14.2 24.7 589.0 19.6 -0.2 106.6 106.5  
 1986 NPBSL PHX .615 1.45 8.4 11.4 24.9 7.0 19.2 13.1 21.1 415.3 13.8 -7.8 103.4 113.1  
 1985 NPBSL PHX .657 1.61 10.7 13.8 23.3 7.2 18.4 12.8 21.0 399.7 13.3 -4.4 106.2 111.5  
 Career     .627 1.51 9.0 11.9 25.1 7.3 19.4 13.4 22.3 1404.0 46.8 -4.1 105.4 110.3  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1984 - 33 0 28.2 33.9 4.8 13.6 4.3 1.7 2.60 2.3 1.4 1.9 .584 .763 .000  
 Total   33 0 28.2 33.9 4.8 13.6 4.3 1.7 2.60 2.3 1.4 1.9 .584 .763 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1984 33 0 929 389 666 342 448 0 0 1120 157 607 143 75 55 75 46 62 0 
 Career 33 0 929 389 666 342 448 0 0 1120 157 607 143 75 55 75 46 62 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 51 8 16 9 5 4 7 20 28 15 19 1 2  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 51 10 16 9 5 4 9 20 31 15 19 2 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 MIL L 39 12 25 3 4 0 1 27 3 7 3 2 3 0 2 0
 10/21 SAS L 37 12 21 5 6 0 0 29 1 11 1 1 1 4 4 1
 10/23 IND W 29 6 8 8 10 0 0 20 2 7 3 1 0 0 4 23
 10/26 WAS W 38 9 16 8 11 2 4 28 2 6 0 2 1 1 3 10
 10/28 SDC L 40 22 32 5 7 0 3 49 4 9 1 0 1 1 2 -4
 10/31 SAS L 41 15 28 7 9 0 0 37 3 11 3 1 1 1 3 -10
 11/3 SEA L 33 11 15 9 10 0 0 31 3 8 2 1 4 0 2 -20
 11/4 GSW L 40 13 17 10 18 0 0 36 2 9 1 6 1 2 3 -11
 11/6 CLE L 42 12 24 3 4 0 2 27 3 7 1 2 0 1 2 -8
 11/8 SDC W 31 9 17 2 5 0 0 20 3 7 0 2 1 1 2 20
 11/9 ATL L 34 9 16 7 10 0 1 25 1 6 1 1 3 2 1 -30
 11/12 POR L 38 7 19 5 5 0 0 19 3 11 3 3 2 0 4 0
 11/13 DEN W 41 11 17 7 8 1 2 30 1 7 3 2 0 0 3 10
 11/15 DET L 21 5 8 12 14 0 1 22 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 -5
 11/18 KCK W 43 7 14 15 16 0 1 29 2 11 2 1 2 1 3 15
 11/20 DEN W 41 19 24 12 14 1 1 51 4 12 2 4 0 1 2 5
 11/21 POR W 37 13 25 3 4 0 1 29 3 11 1 3 1 1 4 4
 11/25 PHI L 46 16 24 5 5 1 1 38 4 13 2 3 2 1 3 1
 11/26 KCK W 38 10 15 10 13 0 0 30 2 10 4 3 0 1 4 18
 11/28 LAL W 39 11 14 6 8 0 0 28 2 8 3 2 1 0 3 7
 11/30 SAS L 33 14 28 8 8 1 1 37 1 13 2 5 1 2 3 -14
 12/2 DEN W 38 20 27 10 12 0 0 50 3 11 1 3 1 0 4 6
 12/4 DAL L 32 5 12 4 4 0 0 14 2 5 0 0 1 3 3 -23
 12/6 DEN W 40 11 15 5 10 0 0 27 2 7 5 0 4 3 1 13
 12/7 LAL L 40 8 17 6 7 0 0 22 1 5 2 1 0 2 3 -21
 12/11 ATL L 39 12 23 2 2 1 2 27 4 10 3 4 1 1 4 -20
 12/12 SDC W 39 11 17 7 12 0 0 29 3 12 1 5 0 2 0 6
 12/14 BOS L 28 7 10 3 4 0 0 17 1 11 3 2 2 2 2 -17
 12/16 CHI L 41 7 16 15 16 0 0 29 3 14 4 2 0 0 5 -3
 12/18 SEA W 34 8 13 5 6 0 0 21 2 8 2 4 1 0 5 -2
 12/20 SEA W 38 7 11 13 17 0 0 27 1 9 1 5 0 0 3 3
 12/21 CLE L 28 5 7 0 4 0 0 10 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 -34
 12/25 LAL L 41 4 18 5 6 0 1 13 5 9 1 5 1 1 2 -24
 12/26 DET L 39 10 16 5 7 0 0 25 1 5 2 4 1 2 3 -12
 12/30 SDC W 35 5 10 6 8 0 0 16 1 9 1 5 4 1 2 25
 12/31 DAL L 41 11 24 6 8 0 0 28 5 14 6 4 5 1 1 0
 1/3 LAL W 39 15 26 11 15 0 0 41 3 10 4 1 0 2 1 3
 1/5 IND W 34 14 21 3 3 0 0 31 5 13 3 1 1 0 1 24
 1/6 GSW W 41 11 21 7 10 0 1 29 3 10 1 5 1 0 4 0
 1/9 POR W 30 9 14 11 13 0 0 29 3 8 2 3 1 3 1 13
 1/10 POR W 42 2 10 6 7 0 0 10 2 10 5 4 1 2 2 12
 1/12 HOU L 40 9 17 5 8 0 0 23 3 11 2 3 1 0 2 -12
 1/14 POR L 36 12 18 4 5 0 0 28 3 9 1 4 0 2 3 9
 1/15 CHI L 22 2 6 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 7 1 0 5 -14
 1/18 BOS L 32 7 12 1 2 0 1 15 3 10 1 6 1 1 3 -22
 1/20 HOU W 36 3 12 3 6 1 1 10 3 16 3 0 0 2 3 10
 1/21 SDC W 41 9 15 13 16 0 2 31 3 10 0 2 2 1 2 13
 1/25 HOU L 39 12 18 5 6 0 0 29 2 7 4 2 1 1 4 -20
 1/29 WAS L 41 13 19 9 11 0 1 35 1 8 5 3 1 1 4 -2
 1/30 SDC W 41 11 19 14 17 0 0 36 5 16 4 4 3 1 4 -2
 2/3 SEA W 42 10 15 8 10 0 0 28 2 8 2 2 1 1 3 -3
 2/4 PHI W 40 12 25 1 3 0 0 25 7 14 5 0 1 1 1 5
 2/7 EAS L 26 6 8 3 3 0 0 15 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 -1
 2/9 SAS L 40 13 18 5 6 0 0 31 1 5 9 1 1 1 4 -1
 2/10 NYK W 42 13 24 12 15 0 2 38 4 13 2 1 1 1 1 19
 2/12 SEA W 29 8 13 3 6 0 0 19 3 10 1 2 1 1 2 13
 2/14 SAS L 27 10 18 1 1 0 0 21 2 3 2 0 0 0 4 -27
 2/17 DAL L 32 5 11 7 10 0 0 17 3 4 1 2 0 1 2 -5
 2/18 GSW L 26 4 11 6 6 0 0 14 1 5 3 0 0 1 3 -20
 2/20 KCK W 42 8 25 6 6 0 1 22 4 9 2 2 5 0 1 15
 2/22 HOU L 41 8 16 6 10 1 1 23 3 9 3 3 2 2 3 4
 2/25 KCK W 41 5 16 5 14 0 1 15 5 14 0 0 0 0 2 12
 2/26 UTA L 32 11 20 5 8 1 1 28 0 10 0 3 0 4 3 -15
 2/29 SAS L 34 10 20 8 9 1 2 29 1 7 0 2 1 1 3 -7
 3/1 DAL W 41 16 24 10 14 0 0 42 2 9 2 1 1 1 3 20
 3/5 MIL L 33 11 16 6 8 0 2 28 1 4 4 5 3 0 5 -19
 3/6 UTA L 42 13 25 5 7 1 1 32 8 16 2 2 2 0 4 -8
 3/10 UTA W 43 13 22 6 11 0 0 32 6 15 2 3 4 1 5 6
 3/11 LAL L 41 10 15 5 7 0 0 25 0 8 3 5 0 0 3 -6
 3/15 POR L 41 16 27 8 16 0 1 40 2 12 2 2 3 0 3 -15
 3/17 UTA W 36 7 10 4 4 0 0 18 1 8 1 4 0 0 4 7
 3/19 KCK W 31 13 17 15 19 0 0 41 3 13 0 5 0 0 1 29
 3/20 SDC W 39 10 18 10 10 1 2 31 4 8 1 3 0 1 2 17
 3/23 NJN L 46 10 18 7 12 0 0 27 1 11 2 4 2 2 1 8
 3/25 UTA W 40 10 24 4 8 0 1 24 3 6 1 4 2 0 2 0
 3/27 IND L 36 9 22 8 10 1 1 27 5 8 1 3 0 0 0 -28
 3/28 WAS W 28 7 15 1 3 0 0 15 3 7 4 5 2 0 4 4
 3/30 HOU L 41 8 17 6 6 0 0 22 4 11 2 3 2 0 1 -5
 4/2 SAS L 31 11 22 5 7 0 0 27 1 7 0 4 1 2 5 1
 4/5 DEN L 43 5 17 13 18 0 1 23 0 10 3 4 1 1 1 -5
 4/6 LAL W 37 6 14 11 12 0 0 23 2 8 2 1 0 3 1 21
 4/8 GSW L 22 7 15 3 4 0 2 17 3 8 1 4 1 1 6 -1
 4/10 GSW L 25 10 14 0 1 1 1 21 2 7 1 3 1 0 5 8
 4/12 GSW W 33 8 18 6 10 0 0 22 1 8 1 1 1 2 2 23
 4/14 NJN W 41 17 20 3 3 0 1 37 1 9 4 0 3 0 2 23
 4/15 NYK W 23 3 8 7 8 0 0 13 1 7 3 3 1 2 4 22
 4/17 SEA L 40 12 15 3 8 0 0 27 3 5 2 3 4 1 3 0
 4/19 MIL L 41 13 25 5 9 1 2 32 1 8 5 5 1 0 2 -4
 4/21 DAL L 33 6 17 9 10 0 1 21 0 8 0 6 0 2 3 -7

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 38
 Total Player of the Week: 3
 Total Player of the Month: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 3
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 1985 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1985 NPBSL All-Star
 1985 NPBSL All-Rookie First Team
 1986 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1986 NPBSL All-Star
 1987 NPBSL All-Star
 1987 NPBSL All-League Second Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/26/1985 Drafted by the Suns with pick #2 of round 1.

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