Karl Malone vs. Clifford Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clifford Ray 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.

Clifford Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Clifford Ray: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Clifford Ray 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Clifford Ray 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Clifford Ray 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Clifford Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Clifford Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Clifford Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Clifford Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Clifford Ray 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Clifford Ray 8.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Clifford Ray 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Clifford Ray 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Clifford Ray 5,821

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Clifford Ray 6,953

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Clifford Ray 1,728

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Clifford Ray 501 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Clifford Ray 638 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Clifford Ray 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Clifford Ray .524

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Clifford Ray .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Clifford Ray .588

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Clifford Ray 9.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Clifford Ray 12.2 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Clifford Ray 3.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Clifford Ray 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Clifford Ray 2.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Clifford Ray 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Clifford Ray 10.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Clifford Ray 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Clifford Ray 1.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Clifford Ray 496

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Clifford Ray 608

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Clifford Ray 125

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Clifford Ray 51 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Clifford Ray 70 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Clifford Ray 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Clifford Ray .538

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Clifford Ray - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Clifford Ray .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Clifford Ray 15.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Clifford Ray 16.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Clifford Ray 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Clifford Ray 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Clifford Ray 1.9 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.