Karl Malone vs. Dick Ricketts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Ricketts 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.

Dick Ricketts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Ricketts 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Ricketts 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Ricketts 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Ricketts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Ricketts 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Ricketts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dick Ricketts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dick Ricketts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dick Ricketts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dick Ricketts 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Ricketts 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Ricketts 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Ricketts 1,974

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Ricketts 1,337

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Ricketts 447

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Ricketts 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Ricketts .328

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Ricketts .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Ricketts 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Ricketts 5.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Ricketts 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Ricketts 15

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Ricketts 10

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Ricketts 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Ricketts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Ricketts .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Ricketts 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

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.