Karl Malone vs. Frank Ramsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Ramsey 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.

Frank Ramsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Frank Ramsey: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Frank Ramsey 7

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Frank Ramsey 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Frank Ramsey 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Frank Ramsey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Frank Ramsey 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Frank Ramsey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Frank Ramsey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Frank Ramsey 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Frank Ramsey 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 Frank Ramsey 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Frank Ramsey 5.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Frank Ramsey 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Frank Ramsey 8,378

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Frank Ramsey 3,410

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Frank Ramsey 1,134

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Frank Ramsey 623

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Frank Ramsey .399

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Frank Ramsey .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Frank Ramsey 16.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Frank Ramsey 7.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Frank Ramsey 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Frank Ramsey 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Frank Ramsey 5.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Frank Ramsey 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Frank Ramsey 1,331

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Frank Ramsey 494

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Frank Ramsey 151

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Frank Ramsey 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Frank Ramsey .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Frank Ramsey .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Frank Ramsey 23.2 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Frank Ramsey 8.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Frank Ramsey 2.3 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Frank Ramsey - 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.