Karl Malone vs. Ed Rains Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Rains 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.

Ed Rains

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ed Rains 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ed Rains 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ed Rains 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ed Rains 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ed Rains 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ed Rains 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ed Rains 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ed Rains 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ed Rains 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ed Rains 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ed Rains 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ed Rains 287

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ed Rains 124

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ed Rains 62

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ed Rains 28

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ed Rains 3

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ed Rains 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ed Rains .423

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ed Rains .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ed Rains 3.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ed Rains 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ed Rains 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ed Rains 0.0 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ed Rains 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ed Rains 1.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ed Rains 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ed Rains 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ed Rains 14

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ed Rains 9

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ed Rains 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ed Rains 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ed Rains 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ed Rains 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ed Rains .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ed Rains .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ed Rains 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ed Rains 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ed Rains 0.2 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ed Rains 0.0 (1983)