Karl Malone vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rik Smits 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rik Smits 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rik Smits 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rik Smits 90

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)