Karl Malone vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ricky Rubio 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)