Karl Malone vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Donald Royal 99

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Donald Royal 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)