Karl Malone vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)