Karl Malone vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.