Karl Malone vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mickey Rottner - 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.