Karl Malone vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Red Rocha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Red Rocha 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 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.