Karl Malone vs. Kurt Rambis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kurt Rambis 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.

Kurt Rambis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kurt Rambis: 1981-82 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kurt Rambis 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kurt Rambis 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kurt Rambis 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kurt Rambis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kurt Rambis 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kurt Rambis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kurt Rambis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kurt Rambis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kurt Rambis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kurt Rambis 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kurt Rambis 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kurt Rambis 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kurt Rambis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kurt Rambis 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kurt Rambis 4,603

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kurt Rambis 4,961

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kurt Rambis 931

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kurt Rambis 761

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kurt Rambis 456

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kurt Rambis 880

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kurt Rambis .534

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kurt Rambis .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kurt Rambis .689

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kurt Rambis 11.1 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kurt Rambis 9.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kurt Rambis 2.1 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kurt Rambis 1.4 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kurt Rambis 1.2 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kurt Rambis 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kurt Rambis 5.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kurt Rambis 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kurt Rambis 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kurt Rambis 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kurt Rambis 719

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kurt Rambis 764

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kurt Rambis 119

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kurt Rambis 85

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kurt Rambis 68

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kurt Rambis 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kurt Rambis .574

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kurt Rambis .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kurt Rambis .702

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kurt Rambis 7.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kurt Rambis 7.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kurt Rambis 1.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kurt Rambis 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kurt Rambis 1.1 (1983)