Karl Malone vs. Rick Roberson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Roberson 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.

Rick Roberson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rick Roberson: 1969-70 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rick Roberson 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rick Roberson 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rick Roberson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rick Roberson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rick Roberson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rick Roberson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rick Roberson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rick Roberson 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rick Roberson 8.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rick Roberson 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rick Roberson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rick Roberson 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rick Roberson 3,826

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rick Roberson 3,522

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rick Roberson 591

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rick Roberson 90 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rick Roberson 80 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rick Roberson 423

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rick Roberson .440

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rick Roberson .585

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rick Roberson 13.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rick Roberson 12.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rick Roberson 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rick Roberson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rick Roberson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rick Roberson 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rick Roberson 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rick Roberson 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rick Roberson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rick Roberson 46

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rick Roberson 42

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rick Roberson 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rick Roberson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rick Roberson .383

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rick Roberson .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rick Roberson 2.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rick Roberson 2.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rick Roberson 0.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rick Roberson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.