Karl Malone vs. Guy Rodgers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Rodgers 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.

Guy Rodgers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Guy Rodgers: 1958-59 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Guy Rodgers 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Guy Rodgers 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Guy Rodgers 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Guy Rodgers 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Guy Rodgers 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Guy Rodgers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Guy Rodgers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Guy Rodgers 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Guy Rodgers 0

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Guy Rodgers 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Guy Rodgers 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Guy Rodgers 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Guy Rodgers 7.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Guy Rodgers 10,415

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Guy Rodgers 3,791

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Guy Rodgers 6,917

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Guy Rodgers 892

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Guy Rodgers .378

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Guy Rodgers .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Guy Rodgers 18.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Guy Rodgers 6.5 (1961)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Guy Rodgers 11.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Guy Rodgers - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Guy Rodgers 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Guy Rodgers 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Guy Rodgers 6.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Guy Rodgers 508

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Guy Rodgers 237

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Guy Rodgers 286

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Guy Rodgers 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Guy Rodgers .350

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Guy Rodgers .640

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Guy Rodgers 17.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Guy Rodgers 8.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Guy Rodgers 7.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Guy Rodgers - 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.