Karl Malone vs. Malik Rose Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Malik Rose 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.

Malik Rose

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Malik Rose: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Malik Rose 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Malik Rose 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Malik Rose 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Malik Rose 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Malik Rose 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Malik Rose 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Malik Rose 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Malik Rose 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Malik Rose 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Malik Rose 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Malik Rose 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Malik Rose 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Malik Rose 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Malik Rose 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Malik Rose 5,003

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Malik Rose 3,371

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Malik Rose 684

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Malik Rose 487

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Malik Rose 293

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Malik Rose 813

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Malik Rose .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Malik Rose .177

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Malik Rose .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Malik Rose 10.4 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Malik Rose 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Malik Rose 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Malik Rose 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Malik Rose 0.7 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Malik Rose 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Malik Rose 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Malik Rose 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Malik Rose 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Malik Rose 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Malik Rose 506

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Malik Rose 353

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Malik Rose 54

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Malik Rose 43

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Malik Rose 26

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Malik Rose 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Malik Rose .427

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Malik Rose .111

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Malik Rose .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Malik Rose 12.9 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Malik Rose 7.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Malik Rose 1.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Malik Rose 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Malik Rose 0.8 (2000)