Karl Malone vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)