Karl Malone vs. Dick Rosenthal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Rosenthal 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 Rosenthal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dick Rosenthal: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dick Rosenthal 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dick Rosenthal 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dick Rosenthal 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dick Rosenthal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dick Rosenthal 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dick Rosenthal 0

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

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

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

* 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 Karl Malone 25.0 Dick Rosenthal 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dick Rosenthal 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dick Rosenthal 2.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dick Rosenthal 575

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dick Rosenthal 352

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dick Rosenthal 170

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dick Rosenthal 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dick Rosenthal .362

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dick Rosenthal .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dick Rosenthal 7.8 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dick Rosenthal 4.5 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dick Rosenthal 2.3 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dick Rosenthal 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dick Rosenthal 4.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dick Rosenthal 2.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dick Rosenthal 82

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dick Rosenthal 48

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dick Rosenthal 26

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dick Rosenthal 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dick Rosenthal .321

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dick Rosenthal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dick Rosenthal 7.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dick Rosenthal 4.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dick Rosenthal 2.4 (1955)

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

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dick Rosenthal - 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.